AQA Further AS Paper 1 2021 June — Question 11

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther AS Paper 1 (Further AS Paper 1)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

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  1. Show that, for all positive integers \(r\), $$\frac { 1 } { ( r - 1 ) ! } - \frac { 1 } { r ! } = \frac { r - 1 } { r ! }$$ ⟶
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  2. Hence, using the method of differences, show that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { r - 1 } { r ! } = a + \frac { b } { n ! }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be determined.