Question

\(a=\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{10}+\dfrac{1}{20}+....+\dfrac{1}{1280}\)

Answer 1

\(A=\dfrac{1}{2^0.5}+\dfrac{1}{2^1.5}+\dfrac{1}{2^2.5}+...+\dfrac{1}{2^8.5}\)

\(5A=\dfrac{1}{2^0}+\dfrac{1}{2^1}+\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{2^3}+...+\dfrac{1}{2^8}\)

\(5A=2-1+1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{4}+...++\dfrac{1}{128}+\dfrac{1}{256}\)

\(5A=2-\dfrac{1}{256}=\dfrac{511}{256}\)

\(A=\dfrac{511}{1280}\)

 

Answer 2

 

1/5 + 1/5  - 1/10 + 1/10 - 1/20 + 1/20 - 1/40 + ... + 1/640 - 1/1280

= 1/5 + 1/5 - 1/1280 = 511/1280