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CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)
Expand \frac{2}{e^x + e^{-x}}, |x| < 1 in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x^4.
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- 4(a)(i)Show that r + 1 + \frac{1}{r} = \frac{13}{3}.[4 marks]
- 4(a)(ii) a)Hence, find the value of r.[4 marks]
- 4(a)(ii) b)Find the value of a.[1 mark]
- 4(a)(ii) c)Find the sum to infinity of the G.P.[2 marks]
- 4(c)(i)Express f(r) - f(r + 1) in terms of r.[3 marks]
- 4(c)(ii)Hence, or otherwise, find S_n = \sum_{r=1}^n \frac{3}{r(r + 1)(r + 2)}.[4 marks]
- 4(c)(iii)Deduce the sum to infinity of the series in (c)(ii).[2 marks]
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