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Animated Solution for Mathematics - Sequence and Series: For positive integers n, if and , then the value of is:

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Visualized Solution

Analyze the Given Expression

  • Given:
  • We need to find
  • Final objective: Calculate

Factorize the Quadratic Expression

  • Factorizing :

Express and its Reciprocal

Apply Method of Partial Fractions

  • Using Partial Fractions:
  • Therefore,

Define the Sum

Expand the Telescoping Series

  • Expanding the sum:

Simplify the General Formula for

  • After cancellation of intermediate terms:

Substitute

  • For :

Calculate

  • Taking LCM inside the bracket:

Final Simplification of

  • Simplifying the fraction:

Calculate

  • Final calculation:
  • Final Answer:

The Sigma Insight: Sum of Special Series

Analyzing the Setup

The beauty of the telescoping series is a powerful tool in your mathematical arsenal. We are given the expression , and our objective is to determine the value of the sum .

The Art of Factorization

The first step in any sequence problem involving a quadratic is to factorize the expression. We examine , which can be factored by splitting the middle term:
Consequently, our expression for becomes:
Since we require the reciprocal for our summation, we invert the expression:

The Magic of Partial Fractions

We now have a product of two consecutive integers in the denominator, which is the classic signature of a telescoping series. We can express the fraction as a difference by noting that :
Multiplying by the constant , we obtain the general term for our summation:

The Telescoping Collapse

We now set up the sum . Expanding this sum reveals a chain reaction of cancellations:
As the intermediate terms cancel out, we are left only with the first and the last terms:

The Grand Finale

We are now ready to calculate the value for . Substituting this into our formula, we get:
To subtract these, we find a common denominator. Since , we rewrite as :
Dividing by yields , simplifying the expression to . The final result, , is therefore:
675

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