AQA FP2 2012 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

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  1. Prove by induction that, for all integers \(n \geqslant 1\), $$\frac { 3 } { 1 ^ { 2 } \times 2 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 5 } { 2 ^ { 2 } \times 3 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 7 } { 3 ^ { 2 } \times 4 ^ { 2 } } + \ldots + \frac { 2 n + 1 } { n ^ { 2 } ( n + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } = 1 - \frac { 1 } { ( n + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }$$
  2. Find the smallest integer \(n\) for which the sum of the series differs from 1 by less than \(10 ^ { - 5 }\).