Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Series - 11.2 Exercises - Page 716: 43

Answer

$\frac{3}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\Sigma \frac{2}{n^2-1}=\Sigma (\frac{1}{n-1}-\frac{1}{n+1})$ $=(\frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{3})+(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4})+(\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{5})+(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{6})+...=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}$
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