AQA FP2 2007 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

6
  1. Show that $$\left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { ( k + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } \right) \times \frac { k + 1 } { 2 k } = \frac { k + 2 } { 2 ( k + 1 ) }$$
  2. Prove by induction that for all integers \(n \geqslant 2\) $$\left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 2 } } \right) \left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 3 ^ { 2 } } \right) \left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 4 ^ { 2 } } \right) \ldots \left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { n ^ { 2 } } \right) = \frac { n + 1 } { 2 n }$$