AQA Further Paper 2 2024 June — Question 5

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

5 The first four terms of the series \(S\) can be written as $$S = ( 1 \times 2 ) + ( 2 \times 3 ) + ( 3 \times 4 ) + ( 4 \times 5 ) + \ldots$$ 5
  1. Write an expression, using \(\sum\) notation, for the sum of the first \(n\) terms of \(S\) 5
  2. Show that the sum of the first \(n\) terms of \(S\) is equal to $$\frac { 1 } { 3 } n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 )$$