Question 0521

Sigma Notation
2021 Paper 1 Question 5 Variant

Question

(a)
Express
x+2(x+4)(x+5)(x+6)\frac{x + 2}{(x + 4)(x + 5)(x + 6)}
in partial fractions.
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(b)
Hence find, in terms of n,{n,}
r=1nr+2(r+4)(r+5)(r+6).\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{r + 2}{(r + 4)(r + 5)(r + 6)}.
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(c)
State the value of
r=1r+2(r+4)(r+5)(r+6).\sum_{r=1}^\infty \frac{r + 2}{(r + 4)(r + 5)(r + 6)}.
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