Friday, July 31, 2009

What is C(n)?

If the series is telescoping, what is C(n) "C sub n" where


A(n) = C(n) - C(n+1)





the series is sum of (9/5) * ( 1 / ((n+1)*(n+2)) ) n = 1 to infinity





The series is telescopic, but i'm not real sure what it is asking for C(n). Any explanation would be appreciated. Thanks

What is C(n)?
it's asking you to write it in explicit terms (without the sigma sign). These are sometimes difficult but let's see





you can factor out the 9/5


so n=1 to infinity of 1/(n+1)(n+2)


ok so here the best idea is to use partial fractions





so I see that (n+2)-(n+1) = 1 so I figure the fraction must be


(n+2)-(n+1) / (n+1)(n+2)


so 1/(n+1) - 1/(n+2)





A(n)


so C(n) is 1/(n+1)


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