Answer
$\dfrac{1}{2}$
Work Step by Step
The lower limit of $k$ is $2$ and the upper limit is also $2$.
Thus, evaluate the given products $k=2$ to obtain:
$=1 - \dfrac{1}{2}
\\=\dfrac{2}{2} - \dfrac{1}{2}
\\=\dfrac{1}{2}$
Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition
by Epp, Susanna S.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-49539-132-6
Chapter 5 - Sequences, Mathematical Induction, and Recursion - Exercise Set 5.1 - Page 243: 25
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