CAIE P3 2009 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem and Partial Fractions

8
  1. Express \(\frac { 1 + x } { ( 1 - x ) \left( 2 + x ^ { 2 } \right) }\) in partial fractions.
  2. Hence obtain the expansion of \(\frac { 1 + x } { ( 1 - x ) \left( 2 + x ^ { 2 } \right) }\) in ascending powers of \(x\), up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\).