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Question Number 19053 by Tinkutara last updated on 03/Aug/17

Find the sum: (1/2) − (1/3) + (1/4) − (1/5) + (1/6)  − (1/7) + (1/8) − (1/9) + ...

$$\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sum}:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:−\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\:−\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$−\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{7}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:−\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}\:+\:... \\ $$

Answered by ajfour last updated on 03/Aug/17

ln (1+x)=x−(x^2 /2)+(x^3 /3)−(x^4 /4)+(x^5 /5)−(x^6 /6)+...  thus for x=1  ln 2=1−((1/2)−(1/3)+(1/4)−(1/6)+..)  (1/2)−(1/3)+(1/4)−(1/6)+... = 1−ln 2 .

$$\mathrm{ln}\:\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{x}\right)=\mathrm{x}−\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} }{\mathrm{3}}−\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} }{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{5}} }{\mathrm{5}}−\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{6}} }{\mathrm{6}}+... \\ $$$$\mathrm{thus}\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{x}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{ln}\:\mathrm{2}=\mathrm{1}−\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+..\right) \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+...\:=\:\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{ln}\:\mathrm{2}\:. \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 03/Aug/17

Thank you very much Sir!

$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$

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