Question

\(A=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{5}{6}+\frac{11}{12}+\frac{19}{20}+\frac{29}{30}+\frac{41}{42}+\frac{55}{56}+\frac{71}{72}+\frac{89}{90}\)

Answer 1

\(A=1-\frac{1}{2}+1-\frac{1}{6}+1-\frac{1}{12}+1-\frac{1}{20}+1-\frac{1}{30}+1-\frac{1}{42}+1-\frac{1}{56}+1-\frac{1}{72}+1-\frac{1}{90}\)

=>\(A=\left(1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1\right)-\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{42}+\frac{1}{56}+\frac{1}{72}+\frac{1}{90}\right)\)

=>\(A=9-\left(\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}+\frac{1}{4.5}+\frac{1}{5.6}+\frac{1}{6.7}+\frac{1}{7.8}+\frac{1}{8.9}+\frac{1}{9.10}\right)\)

=>\(A=9-\left(1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}-\frac{1}{9}+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

=>\(a=9-\left(1-\frac{1}{10}\right)=\frac{90}{10}-\frac{9}{10}=\frac{81}{10}\)

Answer 2

9 - A = \(1-\frac{1}{2}+1-\frac{5}{6}+1-\frac{11}{12}+..+1-\frac{89}{90}=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{6}+..+\frac{1}{90}\)

         = \(\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+...+\frac{1}{9.10}=\frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+...+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{10}=\frac{9}{10}\)

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