CAIE Further Paper 1 2020 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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  1. By first expressing \(\frac { 1 } { r ^ { 2 } - 1 }\) in partial fractions, show that $$\sum _ { r = 2 } ^ { n } \frac { 1 } { r ^ { 2 } - 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 4 } - \frac { a n + b } { 2 n ( n + 1 ) }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be found.
  2. Deduce the value of \(\sum _ { r = 2 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { r ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).
  3. Find the limit, as \(n \rightarrow \infty\), of \(\sum _ { r = n + 1 } ^ { 2 n } \frac { n } { r ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).