Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 859: 6

Answer

$\sum_{k=1}^{13}(-1)^{k+1} \dfrac{1}{k}$

Work Step by Step

We notice that the sum of the $13$ fractions has a numerator starting with $1$ (so, we set it to $1$ in the formula) . The denominator starts from $1$ and gets increased by $1$ in each term (so, we set it to $k$ in the formula). The sign alternates at each new term as well, so we add $(-1)^{k+1}$ to the formula. So, we determine the summation formula as: $\sum_{k=1}^{13}(-1)^{k+1} \dfrac{1}{k}$
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