CAIE FP1 2016 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeThree linear factors in denominator

2 Express \(\frac { 4 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\) in partial fractions and hence find \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 4 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\). Deduce the value of \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 4 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\).