Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 9 - Conic Sections, Sequences, and Series - 9.5 Series - 9.5 Exercises - Page 746: 10

Answer

$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{137}{120}$.

Work Step by Step

We need to sum the first five terms of the sequence whose general term is $a_{n}=\frac{1}{2n}$. This yields $\sum\limits^{5}_{n=1}(\frac{1}{2n})=\frac{1}{2(1)}+\frac{1}{2(2)}+\frac{1}{2(3)}+\frac{1}{2(4)}+\frac{1}{2(5)}$ $=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{10}$ $=\frac{60}{120}+\frac{30}{120}+\frac{20}{120}+\frac{15}{120}+\frac{12}{120}$ $=\frac{137}{120}$
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