Question

A = 1/2 + 5/6 + 11/12 + 19/20 + 29/30 + 41/42 + 55/56 + 71/72 + 89/90

Answer 1

\(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{5}{6}+\frac{11}{12}+\frac{19}{20}+...+\frac{89}{90}\)

\(=1-\frac{1}{2}+1-\frac{1}{6}+1-\frac{1}{12}+1-\frac{1}{20}+...+1-\frac{1}{90}\)

\(=9-\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{20}+...+\frac{1}{90}\right)\)

\(=9-\left(\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}+\frac{1}{4.5}+...+\frac{1}{9.10}\right)\)

\(=9-\left(1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}+....+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

\(=9-\left(1-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

\(=9-\frac{9}{10}=\frac{81}{10}\)