1/2+5/6+11/12+19/20+29/30+41/42+55/56+71/72=(1-1/2)+(1-1/6)+(1-1/12)+(1-1/20)+(1-1/30)+(1-1/42)+(1-1/56)+(1-1/72)=(1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1)-(1/2+1/6+1/12+1/20+1/30+1/42+1/56+1/72)=8-(1/1.2+1/2.3+1/3.4+1/4.5+1/5.6+1/6.7+1/7.8+1/8.9)=8-(1-1/2+1/2-1/3+...+1/8-1/9)=8-(1-1/9)=8-8/9=72/9-8/9=64/9