Question

1/2-1/3*7-1/7*11-1/11*15-1/15*19-1/19*23-1/23*27

Answer 1

\(=\dfrac{1}{2}-\left(\dfrac{1}{3\cdot7}+\dfrac{1}{7\cdot11}+...+\dfrac{1}{23\cdot27}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{4}\left(\dfrac{4}{3\cdot7}+\dfrac{4}{7\cdot11}+...+\dfrac{4}{23\cdot27}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{4}\left(\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{11}+...+\dfrac{1}{23}-\dfrac{1}{27}\right)\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{4}\cdot\dfrac{9-1}{27}\)

\(=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{4}\cdot\dfrac{8}{27}=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{2}{27}=\dfrac{27-4}{54}=\dfrac{23}{54}\)