Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem - 14.1 Sequences and Series - 14.1 Exercise Set - Page 895: 75

Answer

$\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k(k+1)}$

Work Step by Step

We have to rewrite the sum using sigma notation $\frac{1}{1\cdot2}+\frac{1}{2\cdot3}+\frac{1}{3\cdot4}+\frac{1}{4\cdot5}+\dots.$ Each term has the form of $\dfrac{1}{k(k+1)}$, where $k=1,2,3,4,\dots.$ There is an infinite number of terms with $\frac{1}{1(1+1)}$ as first term, hence the index of the sum will go from $1$ to $\infty$. So in sigma notation: $\dfrac{1}{1\cdot2}+\dfrac{1}{2\cdot3}+\dfrac{1}{3\cdot4}+\dfrac{1}{4\cdot5}+\cdots=\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{k(k+1)}.$
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