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Question 0519
Sigma Notation
2019 Paper 1 Question 6 Variant
Question
Generate new
(i)
By writing
1
r
2
−
1
{\displaystyle \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}}
r
2
−
1
1
in partial fractions, find an expression for
∑
r
=
2
n
1
r
2
−
1
.
{\displaystyle \sum_{r=2}^n \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}.}
r
=
2
∑
n
r
2
−
1
1
.
[4]
(ii)
Hence find the exact value of
∑
r
=
13
∞
1
r
2
−
1
.
{\displaystyle \sum_{r=13}^\infty \frac{1}{r^2 - 1}.}
r
=
13
∑
∞
r
2
−
1
1
.
[2]
Answer
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