SOLUTION: Hey, I was hoping that you guys would be able to help me with a problem that I've been stuck on. sum^31_(k=3) (1/k - 1/(k+1)) Sorry, didn't know how to do it in Latex. An

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Question 1120489: Hey,
I was hoping that you guys would be able to help me with a problem that I've been stuck on.
sum^31_(k=3) (1/k - 1/(k+1))
Sorry, didn't know how to do it in Latex.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
SaturnV_

Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If I understand your writing correctly, you are asking about the sum


     +  +  + . . . + 


Now notice that all intermediate terms cancel each other, since each pair has opposite signs.


The only survived terms are very first and very last,   - .


You may simplify it further, if you want or if you need . . . 

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