Edexcel C4 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicPartial Fractions
TypePartial fractions with linear factors only

7. $$f ( x ) = \frac { 8 - x } { ( 1 + x ) ( 2 - x ) } , \quad | x | < 1$$
  1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in partial fractions.
  2. Show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x = \ln k$$ where \(k\) is an integer to be found.
  3. Find the series expansion of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in ascending powers of \(x\) up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\), simplifying each coefficient.
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