Question

1/2+1/3+1/6+1/10+1/15+...+1/36+1/45

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{10}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{15}\) + ... + \(\dfrac{1}{36}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{45}\)

= \(\dfrac{2}{4}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{6}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{12}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{20}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{30}\) + ... + \(\dfrac{2}{72}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{90}\)

= \(\dfrac{2}{2.2}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{2.3}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{3.4}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{4.5}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{5.6}\) + ... + \(\dfrac{2}{8.9}\) + \(\dfrac{2}{9.10}\)

= 2 (\(\dfrac{1}{2.2}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{2.3}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{3.4}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{4.5}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{5.6}\) + ... + \(\dfrac{1}{8.9}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{9.10}\))

= 2 (\(\dfrac{1}{2}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) + ... + \(\dfrac{1}{8}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{9}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{9}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{10}\)) = 2 (\(\dfrac{1}{2}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{10}\)) = 2 . \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) = \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)