Edexcel C4 — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicPartial Fractions
TypePartial fractions then differentiate

  1. The function \(f\) is given by
$$f ( x ) = \frac { 3 ( x + 1 ) } { ( x + 2 ) ( x - 1 ) } , x \in \mathbb { R } , x \neq - 2 , x \neq 1$$
  1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in partial fractions.
  2. Hence, or otherwise, prove that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) < 0\) for all values of \(x\) in the domain.