document.write( "Question 796277: what is the sum of n terms of the harmonic progression. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The harmonic progression (series) is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2B1%2F2%2B1%2F3%2B1%2F4%2B%22...%22+%2B+1%2Fn\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no general formula for sum to n terms of \r\n" );
document.write( "the harmonic series, other than \"Add them!\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The expression below is a good approximation. \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D+=+ln%28n+%2B+0.5%29+%2B+0.5772+%2B+0.03759%2F%28n%5E2+%2B+1.171%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between the results of this formula and the actual \r\n" );
document.write( "value is small.\r\n" );
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