So k=1.
Combine the like terms to create an equivalent expression -k-(-8k)
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a. Notice that
1/(1*2) = 1/2 = 1 - 1/2
1/(2*3) = 1/6 = 1/2 - 1/3
1/(3*4) = 1/12 = 1/3 - 1/4
and so on, which suggests the n-th term of the sum can be written as
Then the sum itself is telescoping:
b. The proof is trivial:
so the formula found in (a) is correct.