Edexcel C4 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem and Partial Fractions

3. (a) Express \(\frac { 2 + 20 x } { 1 + 2 x - 8 x ^ { 2 } }\) as a sum of partial fractions.
(b) Hence find the series expansion of \(\frac { 2 + 20 x } { 1 + 2 x - 8 x ^ { 2 } } , | x | < \frac { 1 } { 4 }\), in ascending powers of \(x\) up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\), simplifying each coefficient.
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