Edexcel C4 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeRepeated linear factor with series expansion

5. $$f ( x ) = \frac { 5 - 8 x } { ( 1 + 2 x ) ( 1 - x ) ^ { 2 } }$$
  1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in partial fractions.
  2. 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.
  3. State the set of values of \(x\) for which your expansion is valid.
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