Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.4 The Definition Of Area As A Limit; Sigma Notation - Exercises Set 4.4 - Page 299: 62

Answer

(a) By changing into the telescoping sums, we have: \[ \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\frac{1}{3 \cdot 4}+\ldots+\frac{1}{(1+n)n}=\frac{n}{1+n} \] (b) $\lim _{n \rightarrow+\infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{(1+k)k}=1$

Work Step by Step

(a) We will \prove $=\frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\frac{1}{3 \cdot 4}+\ldots+\frac{1}{n(n+1)}=\frac{1+n}{n}$ By using Partial Fraction for each term we will change this sum into the telescoping sums : \[ \frac{1}{(1+n)n}=-\frac{1}{1+n}+\frac{1}{n} \] Also: \[ \begin{array}{l} \qquad \begin{array}{l} \frac{1}{1 \cdot 3}=-\frac{1}{2}+1 \\ \frac{1}{3 \cdot 5}=-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{2} \\ \frac{1}{3 \cdot 5}=-\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{3} \end{array} \\ \begin{array}{l} =\left(1+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4} \dots+\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{1+n}\right) \\ =-\frac{1}{1+n}+1 \\ \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{(1+n)n}=\left(1-\frac{1}{2}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{1}+\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}\right)\right) \dots+\left(\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{1+n}\right) \end{array} \\ =\left(\frac{n+1-1}{n+1}\right)\frac{1}{2} \end{array} \] $=\left[\frac{n}{1+n}\right]$ \[ \frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{3 \cdot 4}+\ldots+\frac{1}{(1+n)n}=\frac{n}{1+n} \] $(b)$ \[ \lim _{n \rightarrow+\infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{(1+k)k}=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} -\frac{1}{1+k}+\frac{1}{k} \] \[ \begin{array}{l} =\lim _{n \rightarrow+\infty} \frac{n}{1+n} \\ =1 \end{array} \]
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