Question

1/20 + 1/60 + 1/120 + ...... + 1/720

 

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{60}+\dfrac{1}{120}+...+\dfrac{1}{720}\\ =\dfrac{1}{2}.\dfrac{1}{10}+\dfrac{1}{6}.\dfrac{1}{10}+...+\dfrac{1}{72}.\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{6}+...+\dfrac{1}{72}\right).\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\left(\dfrac{1}{1.2}+\dfrac{1}{2.3}+...+\dfrac{1}{8.9}\right).\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\left(1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+...+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}\right).\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\left(1-\dfrac{1}{9}\right).\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\dfrac{8}{9}.\dfrac{1}{10}\\ =\dfrac{4}{45}\)

Answer 2

\(\dfrac{4}{45}\)