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$$\Sigma\ _{n=1}^{15}\left(\frac{1}{n\left(n+1\right)}-\frac{1}{\left(n+2\right)\left(n+3\right)}\right)=$$
The value of the given telescoping series is $$\frac{95}{144}$$.
To evaluate the sum, rewrite each partial fraction using the standard decomposition:
$$\frac{1}{n(n+1)} = \frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1}$$
$$\frac{1}{(n+2)(n+3)} = \frac{1}{n+2} - \frac{1}{n+3}$$
Substitute these into the summation:
$$\sum_{n=1}^{15} \left[ \left(\frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1}\right) - \left(\frac{1}{n+2} - \frac{1}{n+3}\right) \right]$$
This can be split into two separate telescoping series:
$$\sum_{n=1}^{15} \left(\frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1}\right) - \sum_{n=1}^{15} \left(\frac{1}{n+2} - \frac{1}{n+3}\right)$$
Evaluate the first sum:
$$\left(1 - \frac{1}{2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3}\right) + \dots + \left(\frac{1}{15} - \frac{1}{16}\right) = 1 - \frac{1}{16}$$
Evaluate the second sum (shifting indices or expanding):
$$\left(\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{5}\right) + \dots + \left(\frac{1}{17} - \frac{1}{18}\right) = \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{18}$$
Subtract the two evaluated sums:
$$\left(1 - \frac{1}{16}\right) - \left(\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{18}\right) = 1 - \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{16} + \frac{1}{18}$$
$$= \frac{2}{3} - \left(\frac{9 - 8}{144}\right)$$
$$= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{144}$$
$$= \frac{96 - 1}{144} = \frac{95}{144}$$
The correct option is B.
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