CAIE FP1 2007 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionNovember
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeAdditional geometric or exponential factor

2 Express $$\frac { 2 n + 3 } { n ( n + 1 ) }$$ in partial fractions and hence use the method of differences to find $$\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { N } \frac { 2 n + 3 } { n ( n + 1 ) } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n + 1 }$$ in terms of \(N\). Deduce the value of $$\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 2 n + 3 } { n ( n + 1 ) } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n + 1 }$$