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Question Number 66778 by Tony Lin last updated on 19/Aug/19

(1/1)+(1/2)−(2/3)+(1/4)+(1/5)−(2/6)+(1/7)+(1/8)−(2/9)+(1/(10))+(1/(11))−(2/(12))+∙∙∙=

$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{7}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{9}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{10}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{11}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{12}}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot= \\ $$

Commented by Prithwish sen last updated on 19/Aug/19

((1/1)+(1/2)+(1/3)+(1/4)+......)−[((1/3)+(2/3))+((1/6)+(2/6))+((1/9)+(2/9))+((1/(12))+(2/(12)))+...]  =Σ_(k=1) ^∞ (1/k) −Σ_(k=1) ^∞ (1/k) = 0  please check.

$$\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+......\right)−\left[\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{6}}\right)+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{9}}\right)+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{12}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{12}}\right)+...\right] \\ $$$$=\underset{\mathrm{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{k}}\:−\underset{\mathrm{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{k}}\:=\:\mathrm{0}\:\:\mathrm{please}\:\mathrm{check}. \\ $$

Commented by MJS last updated on 19/Aug/19

I don′t think this is allowed...  i.e.  1−1+1−1+1−1+1−1...  is not defined  but  1+1+1+1+... −(1+1+1+1+...)=Σ_(i=1) ^n 1−Σ_(i=1) ^n 1=0∀n≥1

$$\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{don}'\mathrm{t}\:\mathrm{think}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{allowed}... \\ $$$$\mathrm{i}.\mathrm{e}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{1}... \\ $$$$\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{defined} \\ $$$$\mathrm{but} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+...\:−\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}+...\right)=\underset{{i}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{{n}} {\sum}}\mathrm{1}−\underset{{i}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{{n}} {\sum}}\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{0}\forall{n}\geqslant\mathrm{1} \\ $$

Commented by MJS last updated on 19/Aug/19

=(1/3)Σ_(n=1) ^∞ ((9n−4)/(n(3n−2)(3n−1)))  this seems to be =ln 3 but I cannot show it...  waiting for an answer to learn something new...o

$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\underset{{n}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{9}{n}−\mathrm{4}}{{n}\left(\mathrm{3}{n}−\mathrm{2}\right)\left(\mathrm{3}{n}−\mathrm{1}\right)} \\ $$$$\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{seems}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be}\:=\mathrm{ln}\:\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{cannot}\:\mathrm{show}\:\mathrm{it}... \\ $$$$\mathrm{waiting}\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{learn}\:\mathrm{something}\:\mathrm{new}...\mathrm{o} \\ $$

Commented by Tony Lin last updated on 20/Aug/19

lim_(n→∞) {((1/1)+(1/2)+(1/3)+∙∙∙+(1/n))−[((1/3)+(2/3))+((1/6)+(2/6))+∙∙∙+((1/n)+(2/n))]}  =lim_(n→∞) [((1/1)+(1/2)+(1/3)+∙∙∙+(1/(n/3))+(1/((n/3)+1))∙∙∙+(1/n))−((1/1)+(1/2)+(1/3)+∙∙∙+(1/(n/3)))]  =lim_(n→∞) ((1/((n/3)+1))+(1/((n/3)+2))+∙∙∙+(1/((3n)/3)))  =lim_(n→∞) (3/n)((1/(1+(3/n)))+(1/(1+(6/n)  ))+∙∙∙+(1/(1+((2n)/n))))  =∫_0 ^2 (1/(1+x))dx  =ln∣1+x∣_0 ^2   =ln3

$$\underset{{n}\rightarrow\infty} {\mathrm{lim}}\left\{\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}\right)−\left[\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{6}}\right)+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{n}}\right)\right]\right\} \\ $$$$=\underset{{n}\rightarrow\infty} {\mathrm{lim}}\left[\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{3}}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{3}}+\mathrm{1}}\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}\right)−\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{3}}}\right)\right] \\ $$$$=\underset{{n}\rightarrow\infty} {\mathrm{lim}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{3}}+\mathrm{1}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{3}}+\mathrm{2}}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\frac{\mathrm{3}{n}}{\mathrm{3}}}\right) \\ $$$$=\underset{{n}\rightarrow\infty} {\mathrm{lim}}\frac{\mathrm{3}}{{n}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{{n}}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{6}}{{n}}\:\:}+\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{2}{n}}{{n}}}\right) \\ $$$$=\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{2}} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+{x}}{dx} \\ $$$$={ln}\mid\mathrm{1}+{x}\mid_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$={ln}\mathrm{3} \\ $$

Answered by Smail last updated on 20/Aug/19

S=1+(1/2)−(2/3)+(1/4)+(1/5)−(2/6)+...  =(1+(1/2)+(1/3)+(1/4)+(1/5)+(1/6)+...)−((1/3)+(1/6)+...)−2((1/3)+(1/6)+...)  =Σ_(n=1) ^∞ (1/n)−3Σ_(n=0) ^∞ (1/(3n+3))  =Σ_(n=1) ^∞ (1/n)−Σ_(n=0) ^∞ (1/(n+1))=0

$${S}=\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{6}}+... \\ $$$$=\left(\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+...\right)−\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+...\right)−\mathrm{2}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}+...\right) \\ $$$$=\underset{{n}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}−\mathrm{3}\underset{{n}=\mathrm{0}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}{n}+\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$=\underset{{n}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}−\underset{{n}=\mathrm{0}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}+\mathrm{1}}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$

Commented by MJS last updated on 20/Aug/19

1+(1/2)−(2/3)=(5/6)>0  (1/4)+(1/5)−(2/6)=(7/(60))>0  ...  (1/n)+(1/(n+1))−(2/(n+2))=((3n+2)/(n(n+1)(n+2)))>0

$$\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}=\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{6}}=\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{60}}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$... \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}+\mathrm{1}}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{n}+\mathrm{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{3}{n}+\mathrm{2}}{{n}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right)}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$

Commented by Prithwish sen last updated on 20/Aug/19

but sir it will give  (1/1) + (1/2) −(2/3) +(1/2) +(1/3) −(2/2)?+  is this the actual sequence given

$$\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{sir}\:\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{will}\:\mathrm{give} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\:−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}}?+ \\ $$$$\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{actual}\:\mathrm{sequence}\:\mathrm{given} \\ $$

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