Question

\(\frac{1}{1.2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{1}{19.20.21}\)

Answer 1

\(\frac{1}{1.2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{1}{19.20.21}=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{2}{1.2.3}+\frac{2}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{2}{19.20.21}\right)\)

\(=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3}+...+\frac{1}{19.20}-\frac{1}{20.21}\right)=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{420}\right)=\frac{1}{2}.\frac{209}{420}=\frac{209}{840}\)

Answer 2

=\(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{2}{1.2.3}+\frac{2}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{2}{19.20.21}\right)\)

=\(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{3-1}{1.2.3}+\frac{4-2}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{21-19}{19.20.21}\right)\)

=\(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3}-\frac{1}{3.4}+...+\frac{1}{19.20}-\frac{1}{20.21}\right)\)

=\(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{420}\right)=\frac{1}{2}.\frac{209}{420}=\frac{209}{840}\)

Answer 3

\(\frac{1}{1.2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3.4}+...+\frac{1}{19.20.21}\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{3-1}{1.2.3}+\frac{4-2}{2.3.4}+.....+\frac{21-19}{19.20.21}\right)\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{3}{1.2.3}-\frac{1}{1.2.3}+\frac{4}{2.3.4}-\frac{2}{2.3.4}+....+\frac{21}{19.20.21}-\frac{19}{19.20.21}\right)\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{2.3}-\frac{1}{3.4}+...+\frac{1}{19.20}-\frac{1}{20.21}\right)\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{20.21}\right)\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}.\frac{209}{420}\)

= \(\frac{209}{840}\)