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Algebra Level 2

1 2 1 + 1 2 + 1 3 2 + 2 3 + 1 4 3 + 3 4 + + 1 24 23 + 23 24 + 1 25 24 + 24 25 = ? \dfrac1{2\sqrt1+1\sqrt2} + \dfrac1{3\sqrt2+2\sqrt3} + \dfrac1{4\sqrt3+3\sqrt4} + \cdots +\dfrac{1}{24\sqrt{23} + 23\sqrt{24}} + \dfrac1{25\sqrt{24} + 24\sqrt{25}} = \, ?


The answer is 0.8.

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2 solutions

Mateus Gomes
Jan 28, 2016

S = n = 1 24 1 n n + 1 + ( n + 1 ) n = n = 1 24 ( n + 1 ) n n n + 1 ( ( n + 1 ) n + n n + 1 ) ( ( n + 1 ) n n n + 1 = n = 1 24 ( n + 1 ) n n n + 1 n ( n + 1 ) 2 n 2 ( n + 1 ) = n = 1 24 ( n + 1 ) n n n + 1 n ( n + 1 ) = n = 1 24 ( 1 n 1 n + 1 ) = n = 1 24 1 n n = 2 25 1 n = 1 1 1 25 = 25 1 25 \begin{aligned} S & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \frac{1}{n\sqrt{n+1}+(n+1)\sqrt{n}} \\ & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \frac{(n+1)\sqrt{n} - n\sqrt{n+1}}{((n+1)\sqrt{n} + n\sqrt{n+1})((n+1)\sqrt{n} - n\sqrt{n+1}} \\ & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \frac{(n+1)\sqrt{n} - n\sqrt{n+1}}{n(n+1)^2 - n^2(n+1)} \\ & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \frac{(n+1)\sqrt{n} - n\sqrt{n+1}}{n(n+1)} \\ & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{n+1}} \right) \\ & = \sum_{n=1}^{24} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} - \sum_{n=2}^{25} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} \\ & = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{25}} \\ & = \frac{\sqrt{25} -1} {\sqrt{25}} \end{aligned}

S = 0.8 \Rightarrow S = \boxed{0.8}

can you please explain step6 why did you change 24 to 25 thank you

Yo Cheong - 5 years, 2 months ago

it's because its not sqrt(n) anymore, its sqrt(n+1) so the 1 becomes a 2 and the 24 becomes a 25

rocketsrimsg rocketsrimsg - 5 days, 22 hours ago
Rishabh Jain
Jan 29, 2016

Summation is of the form: n = 1 m 1 n ( n + 1 ) ( n + n + 1 ) \large \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^m \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n(n+1)}(\sqrt n+ \sqrt{n+1})} Rationalising it we get: n = 1 m n + 1 n n ( n + 1 ) \large \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^m \dfrac{\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n(n+1)}} = n = 1 m 1 n 1 n + 1 ( T e l e s c o p i c s e r i e s ) \large =\color{#0C6AC7}{ \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^m \dfrac{1}{\sqrt n}- \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {n+1}}}~~\small{\color{#20A900}{(Telescopic~series)}} = 1 1 m + 1 = m + 1 1 m + 1 = 1- \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {m+1}}= \dfrac{\sqrt {m+1}-1}{\sqrt {m+1}} For this question m = 24 \color{#D61F06}{m=24 } , we get 25 1 25 = 0.8 \Large \dfrac{\sqrt{25}-1}{\sqrt{25}}=\boxed{\color{forestgreen}{\boxed{0.8}}}

same way! Wow i see your solutions i almost every problem i solve. Nice!

Shreyash Rai - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Sathya NC - 5 years, 4 months ago

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How are you typing this solution? From which app? Thanks in advance

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Rishabh Jain - 2 years ago

short, sweet and a crisp solution good way!!

Gurjot Singh - 1 year, 1 month ago

rotionalize each term u will get the same answer 4/5

Mr.L xsf - 7 months, 1 week ago

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