AQA FP2 2008 June — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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  1. Given that $$\frac { 1 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) } = \frac { A } { r ( r + 1 ) } + \frac { B } { ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }$$ show that \(A = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) and find the value of \(B\).
  2. Use the method of differences to find $$\sum _ { r = 10 } ^ { 98 } \frac { 1 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }$$ giving your answer as a rational number.