OCR MEI Further Pure Core 2022 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Pure Core (Further Pure Core)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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  1. By considering \(( r + 1 ) ^ { 3 } - r ^ { 3 }\), find \(\sum _ { \mathrm { r } = 1 } ^ { \mathrm { n } } \left( 3 \mathrm { r } ^ { 2 } + 3 \mathrm { r } + 1 \right)\).
  2. Use this result to find \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ( r + 1 )\), expressing your answer in fully factorised form.