Question

a,\((\) 1\(-\) \(\dfrac{1}{3}\)\()\)x\((\)1\(-\)\(\dfrac{2}{5}\)\()\)x\((\)1\(-\)\(\dfrac{2}{7}\)\()\)x\((\)1\(-\)\(\dfrac{2}{9}\)\()\)

b,\(\dfrac{1}{1x3}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{3x5}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{5x7}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{7x9}\)

Answer 1

a) \(\left(1-\dfrac{1}{3}\right)\times\left(1-\dfrac{2}{5}\right)\times\left(1-\dfrac{2}{7}\right)\times\left(1-\dfrac{2}{9}\right)\)

\(=\left(\dfrac{3}{3}-\dfrac{1}{3}\right)\times\left(\dfrac{5}{5}-\dfrac{2}{5}\right)\times\left(\dfrac{7}{7}-\dfrac{2}{7}\right)\times\left(\dfrac{9}{9}-\dfrac{2}{9}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{2}{3}\times\dfrac{3}{5}\times\dfrac{5}{7}\times\dfrac{7}{9}\)

\(=\dfrac{2\times3\times5\times7}{3\times5\times7\times9}\)

\(=\dfrac{2}{9}\)

b) \(\dfrac{1}{1\times3}+\dfrac{1}{3\times5}+\dfrac{1}{5\times7}+\dfrac{1}{7\times9}\)

\(=1-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{9}\)

\(=1-\dfrac{1}{9}\)

\(=\dfrac{9}{9}-\dfrac{1}{9}\)

\(=\dfrac{8}{9}\)