Given that find in terms of n. Use your answer to part (i) to find
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Q3(i)
1. Expand $(3r+1)^2$ and apply the linearity of the summation operator.
2. Substitute the standard summation formulas.
3. Factor out $\frac{n}{2}$ and simplify the resulting expression.
Q3(ii)
1. Compute the result of part (i) as it is required to solve part (ii).
2. Relate the summation in part (ii) to the summation in part (i) by expanding the terms.
Expanding the series for part (ii):
The sum of the terms from to is exactly the series from part (i):
So we can write:
3. Substitute the result from part (i) into the relation.
4. Combine into a single fraction and factorise the polynomial completely.
Testing gives , so is a factor. Factorising the cubic polynomial yields:
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