Edexcel C3 Specimen — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeSimplify then show identity

4. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x + \frac { 3 } { x - 1 } - \frac { 12 } { x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3 } , x \in \mathbb { R } , x > 1$$
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + 3 } { x + 3 }\).
  2. Solve the equation \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { 22 } { 25 }\).