CAIE Further Paper 1 2023 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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  1. Use the method of differences to find \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = 1 } ^ { \mathrm { n } } \frac { 1 } { ( \mathrm { kr } + 1 ) ( \mathrm { kr } - \mathrm { k } + 1 ) }\) in terms of \(n\) and \(k\), where \(k\) is a positive constant.
  2. Deduce the value of \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { ( \mathrm { kr } + 1 ) ( \mathrm { kr } - \mathrm { k } + 1 ) }\).
  3. Find also \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = \mathrm { n } } ^ { \mathrm { n } ^ { 2 } } \frac { 1 } { ( \mathrm { kr } + 1 ) ( \mathrm { kr } - \mathrm { k } + 1 ) }\) in terms of \(n\) and \(k\).