數學題 (國一): 1/(1*2) + 1/(2*3) + ... + 1/(403*404) = ?

題目:

\( \frac{1}{1*2} + \frac{1}{2*3} + ... + \frac{1}{403*404} \)



解答:

\( \frac{1}{n*(n+1)} = \frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1} \)

因此

\( \frac{1}{1*2} + \frac{1}{2*3} + ... + \frac{1}{403*404} \)

= \( \frac{1}{1} - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3} + ... + \frac{1}{403} - \frac{1}{404} \)

= \( 1 - \frac{1}{404} \)

= \( \frac{403}{404} \)