Question

1/2003.2002 - 1/2002.2001 - . . . - 1/3.2 - 1/2.1

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{1}{2003.2002}-\dfrac{1}{2002.2001}-...-\dfrac{1}{3.2}-\dfrac{1}{2.1}\)

= \(\dfrac{1}{2003.2002}-\left(\dfrac{1}{2002.2001}+...+\dfrac{1}{3.2}+\dfrac{1}{2.1}\right)\)

= \(\dfrac{1}{2003.2002}-\left(\dfrac{1}{2002}-\dfrac{1}{2001}+...+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-1\right)\)

= \(\dfrac{1}{2003.2002}-\dfrac{1}{2002}+1\)

= \(\dfrac{1-2003+2003.2002}{2003.2002}\)

= \(1-\dfrac{2002}{2003.2002}=1-\dfrac{1}{2003}\) = \(\dfrac{2002}{2003}\)