YTO Maths Centre Secondary 1

Chapter 4
Partial Fractions
Formula
1 1 1
1. = 𝑛 − 𝑛+1
𝑛(𝑛+1)
1 1 1 1
2. = 𝑑 (𝑛 − 𝑛+𝑑)
𝑛(𝑛+𝑑 )
1 1 1 1
3. = 2 (𝑛(𝑛+1) − (𝑛+1)(𝑛+2))
𝑛(𝑛+1)(𝑛+2)
1 1 1 1
4. = 2𝑑 (𝑛(𝑛+𝑑) − (𝑛+𝑑)(𝑛+2𝑑))
𝑛(𝑛+𝑑 )(𝑛+2𝑑 )
1 1 𝑎+𝑏
5. + =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎×𝑏

Examples
5 5 5 5
1. Evaluate 1×2 + 2×3 + ⋯ + 8×9 + 9×10.
1 1 1 1 1 1
2. Find the value of + + + + + .
12 24 40 60 84 112
1 1 1 1
3. Evaluate 1×3×5 + 3×5×7 + 5×7×9 + ⋯ … . + 95×97×99.
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25
4. Evaluate 20 − 30 + 42 − 56 + 72 − 90 + 110 − 132 + 156.
1 1 1 1 𝑎
5. Given that + +⋯ + = , where
3+6 3+6+9 3+6+9+12+15 3+6+9+12+15+18 𝑏
𝑎
is a fraction in its lowest terms, find the value of b – a.
𝑏

MATHS OLYMPIAD PROBLAMS 1

Exercises
1 1 1 1
1. Evaluate 3×7 + 7×11 + ⋯ + 83×87 + 87×91.
1 1 1 1
2. Evaluate 1×2×3 + 2×3×4 + ⋯ + 17×18×19 + 18×19×20.
1 1 1 1
3. Evaluate 1×4 + 2×6 + ⋯ 1 + 23×48 + 24×50.
1 1 1 1 1
4. Evaluate 3 + 15 + 35 + ⋯ + 483 + 575.
5 7 9 11 13 15
5. Evaluate 2×3 − 3×4 + 4×5 − 5×6 + 6×7 − 7×8.
1 1 1 1 1
6. Evaluate 2 + 2+4 + 2+4+6 + 2+4+6+8 + 2+4+6+8+10.
1 1 1 1
7. Evaluate 2×3 + 3×4 + ⋯ + 98×99 + 99×100.
8048 8048 8048 8048
8. Evaluate + + ⋯+ + .
1×2 2×3 2010×2011 2011×2012
1 1 1 1
9. Evaluate + +⋯+ + .
2×5 5×8 35×38 38×41
1 1 1 1
10. Evaluate 2×6 + 6×10 + ⋯ + 182×186 + 186×190.
1 1 1 1
11. Evaluate 2×3×4 + 3×4×5 + ⋯ + 27×28×29 + 28×29×30.
1 1 1 1
12. Evaluate 1×2×3×4 + 2×3×4×5 + ⋯ + 6×7×8×9 + 7×8×9×10.
1 1 1 1
13. Evaluate 1×6 + 2×9 + ⋯ + 9×30 + 10×33.
1 1 5 1
14. Evaluate 2×6 + 2×14 + ⋯ + 182×186 + 38×186.
1 1 1 1 1
15. Evaluate + + +⋯+ + .
10 40 88 1120 1330
1 1 1 1
16. Evaluate 2×2×6 + 3×4×8 + ⋯ + 8×14×18 + 9×16×20.
3 5 7 9 11 13 15
17. Evaluate 1×2 − 2×3 + 3×4 − 4×5 + 5×6 − 6×7 + 7×8.
1 1 1 1 1
18. Evaluate 1 + 1+2 + 1+2+3 + 1+2+3+⋯+98+99 + 1+2+3+⋯+99+100.
1 1 1 1 1 1
19. Find the value of 2 − 3 − 9 − 27 − ⋯ … − 729 − 2187.
1 1 1 1
20. Find the value of 90 + 110 + 132 + ⋯ … + 1001000.

MATHS OLYMPIAD PROBLAMS 2

MATHS OLYMPIAD PROBLAMS 3