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nika2105 [10]
3 years ago
5

For the following telescoping series, find a formula for the nth term of the sequence of partial sums

Mathematics
1 answer:
gtnhenbr [62]3 years ago
7 0

I'm guessing the sum is supposed to be

\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{10}{(5k-1)(5k+4)}

Split the summand into partial fractions:

\dfrac1{(5k-1)(5k+4)}=\dfrac a{5k-1}+\dfrac b{5k+4}

1=a(5k+4)+b(5k-1)

If k=-\frac45, then

1=b(-4-1)\implies b=-\frac15

If k=\frac15, then

1=a(1+4)\implies a=\frac15

This means

\dfrac{10}{(5k-1)(5k+4)}=\dfrac2{5k-1}-\dfrac2{5k+4}

Consider the nth partial sum of the series:

S_n=2\left(\dfrac14-\dfrac19\right)+2\left(\dfrac19-\dfrac1{14}\right)+2\left(\dfrac1{14}-\dfrac1{19}\right)+\cdots+2\left(\dfrac1{5n-1}-\dfrac1{5n+4}\right)

The sum telescopes so that

S_n=\dfrac2{14}-\dfrac2{5n+4}

and as n\to\infty, the second term vanishes and leaves us with

\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{10}{(5k-1)(5k+4)}=\lim_{n\to\infty}S_n=\frac17

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