Give a closed expression for the infinite sum:
1/1 + 2/(2+3) + 3/(4+5+6) + 4/(7+8+9+10) + ...
Take the result that we want Ó2/(ii+i). This is 2Ó1/(ii+i) and is 2Ó((1/i)-(1/(1+i)). Write this out:
2 times ((1/1-1/2)+(1/2-1/3)+(1/3-1/4)+(1/4-1/5)+...)
Rearrange parentheses:
2 times (1/1+(0)+(0)+(0)+...)
So 2 times 1 is 2.
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Posted by bernie
on 2004-08-26 13:53:49 |