How to find the sum of the harmonic sequence below? #1/3# + #1/6# + #1/9# + #1/12#
1 Answer
Jul 11, 2018
The sum is
Explanation:
Put all fractions over a common denominator. That denominator must be a multiple of the given ones since the fractions
Then just add the numerators, and see if the resulting fraction can be reduced to lower terms:
The sum cannot be reduced to lower terms because