JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Logarithmic series

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    \[\frac{1}{1\,.\,2}-\frac{1}{2\,.\,3}+\frac{1}{3\,.\,4}-\frac{1}{4\,.\,5}+.....\infty =\] [Roorkee 1992; AIEEE 2003]

    A) \[{{\log }_{e}}\frac{4}{e}\]

    B) \[{{\log }_{e}}\frac{e}{4}\]

    C) \[{{\log }_{e}}4\]

    D) \[{{\log }_{e}}2\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We know that,  \[{{\log }_{e}}2=\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{3.4}+\frac{1}{5.6}+.....\] .....(i) (when \[x=1\] in \[{{\log }_{e}}(1+x)\]) Also, \[{{\log }_{e}}2=1-\left( \frac{1}{2.3} \right)-\left( \frac{1}{4.5} \right)-\left( \frac{1}{6.7} \right)-.......\] .....(ii) (when \[x=-1\] in \[{{\log }_{e}}(1-x)\]) By adding (i) and (ii), we get \[2{{\log }_{e}}2=1+\left( \frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3} \right)+\left( \frac{1}{3.4}-\frac{1}{4.5} \right)+......\] \[\Rightarrow 2{{\log }_{2}}2-1=\frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}-\frac{1}{4.5}+........\]        \[\Rightarrow \frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}-\frac{1}{4.5}+........\]                                           \[={{\log }_{e}}4-{{\log }_{e}}e={{\log }_{e}}\left( \frac{4}{e} \right)\].


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