Question

\(\dfrac{8}{9}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{72}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{56}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{42}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{30}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{20}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{12}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) - \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

Answer 1

\(A=\dfrac{8}{9}-\dfrac{1}{72}-\dfrac{1}{56}-\dfrac{1}{42}-\dfrac{1}{30}-\dfrac{1}{20}-\dfrac{1}{12}-\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{2}\)

\(A=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{12}+\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{30}+\dfrac{1}{42}+\dfrac{1}{56}+\dfrac{1}{72}\right)\)

\(A=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(\dfrac{1}{1.2}+\dfrac{1}{2.3}+\dfrac{1}{3.4}+\dfrac{1}{4.5}+\dfrac{1}{5.6}+\dfrac{1}{6.7}+\dfrac{1}{7.8}+\dfrac{1}{8.9}\right)\)

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

\(A=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(1-\dfrac{1}{9}\right)=\dfrac{8}{9}-\dfrac{8}{9}=0\)

Answer 2

\(\dfrac{8}{9}-\dfrac{1}{72}-\dfrac{1}{56}-\dfrac{1}{42}-\dfrac{1}{30}-\dfrac{1}{20}-\dfrac{1}{12}-\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{2}\)

\(=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{12}+\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{30}+\dfrac{1}{42}+\dfrac{1}{56}+\dfrac{1}{72}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(\dfrac{1}{1.2}+\dfrac{1}{2.3}+\dfrac{1}{3.4}+\dfrac{1}{4.5}+\dfrac{1}{5.6}+\dfrac{1}{6.7}+\dfrac{1}{7.8}+\dfrac{1}{8.9}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{8}{9}-\left(1-\dfrac{1}{9}\right)\)

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

= 0