CAIE Further Paper 1 2022 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

4 Let \(\mathrm { u } _ { \mathrm { r } } = \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { rx } } \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 \mathrm { x } } - 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { x } } + 1 \right)\).
  1. Using the method of differences, or otherwise, find \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = 1 } ^ { \mathrm { n } } \mathrm { u } _ { \mathrm { r } }\) in terms of \(n\) and \(x\).
  2. Deduce the set of non-zero values of \(x\) for which the infinite series $$u _ { 1 } + u _ { 2 } + u _ { 3 } + \ldots$$ is convergent and give the sum to infinity when this exists.
  3. Using a standard result from the list of formulae (MF19), find \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = 1 } ^ { \mathrm { n } } \ln \mathrm { u } _ { \mathrm { r } }\) in terms of \(n\) and \(x\).