Question 0521

Sigma Notation
2021 Paper 1 Question 5 Variant

Question

(a)
Express
x(x+2)(x+3)(x+4)\frac{x}{(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4)}
in partial fractions.
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(b)
Hence find, in terms of n,{n,}
r=1nr(r+2)(r+3)(r+4).\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{r}{(r + 2)(r + 3)(r + 4)}.
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(c)
State the value of
r=1r(r+2)(r+3)(r+4).\sum_{r=1}^\infty \frac{r}{(r + 2)(r + 3)(r + 4)}.
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