JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank nth term of special series, Sum to n terms and Infinite number of terms

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    The sum of \[(n+1)\] terms of \[\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{1+2}+\frac{1}{1+2+3}+......\,\,\text{is }\] [RPET 1999]

    A) \[\frac{n}{n+1}\]

    B) \[\frac{2n}{n+1}\]

    C) \[\frac{2}{n\,(n+1)}\]

    D) \[\frac{2\,(n+1)}{n+2}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[{{T}_{n}}=\frac{1}{\left[ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right]}=2\left[ \frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+1} \right]\] Put \[n=1,\,2,\,3,....,(n+1)\] \[{{T}_{1}}=2\,\left[ \frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{2} \right]\,,\,\,{{T}_{2}}=2\,\left[ \frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3} \right]\,,........,\] \[{{T}_{n+1}}=2\left[ \frac{1}{n+1}-\frac{1}{n+2} \right]\] Hence sum of (n + 1) terms \[=\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n+1}{{{T}_{k}}}\] \[\Rightarrow {{S}_{n+1}}=2\left[ 1-\frac{1}{n+2} \right]\]\[\Rightarrow {{S}_{n+1\,}}\,=\frac{2(n+1)}{(n+2)}\].


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