Question

a) 1/2+1/3+1/4+1/5+...+1/9+1/10

b) 1/12+1/20+1/30+1/42+1/56+1/72+1/90

Answer 1

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

\(=1-\dfrac{1}{10}=\dfrac{9}{10}\)

b) \(=\dfrac{1}{3x4}+\dfrac{1}{4x5}+\dfrac{1}{5x6}+\dfrac{1}{6x7}+\dfrac{1}{7x8}+\dfrac{1}{8x9}+\dfrac{1}{9x10}\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}+\dfrac{1}{9}-\dfrac{1}{10}\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{10}=\dfrac{10}{30}-\dfrac{3}{30}=\dfrac{7}{30}\)