Question 0519

Sigma Notation
2019 Paper 1 Question 6 Variant

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(i)
By writing 1r21{\displaystyle \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}} in partial fractions, find an expression for r=2n1r21.{\displaystyle \sum_{r=2}^n \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}.}
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(ii)
Hence find the exact value of r=131r21.{\displaystyle \sum_{r=13}^\infty \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}.}
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