Aspire Faculty ID #10203 · Topic: NIMCET 2015 · Just now
NIMCET 2015

The value of the sum $\frac{1}{2\sqrt{1}+1\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{3\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3}}+\frac{1}{4\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{4}}+...+\frac{1}{25\sqrt{24}+24\sqrt{25}}$ is

Solution

Step 1: General term
$T_n = \dfrac{1}{(n+1)\sqrt{n}+n\sqrt{n+1}}$

Step 2: Rationalize by multiplying numerator and denominator by $(n+1)\sqrt{n}-n\sqrt{n+1}$
Denominator becomes:
$[(n+1)\sqrt{n}]^2 - [n\sqrt{n+1}]^2$

$ = n(n+1)^2 - n^2(n+1) $
$= n(n+1)(n+1-n)$
$ = n(n+1)$

So:
$T_n = \dfrac{(n+1)\sqrt{n} - n\sqrt{n+1}}{n(n+1)}$

$= \dfrac{\sqrt{n}}{n} - \dfrac{\sqrt{n+1}}{n+1}$

$= \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}} - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n+1}}$

Step 3: Telescoping sum from $n=1$ to $n=24$
$\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{24} T_n = \left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1}} - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) + \left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) + \cdots + \left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{24}} - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{25}}\right)$

$= \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1}} - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{25}}$

$= 1 - \dfrac{1}{5}$

$= \dfrac{4}{5}$

Answer: $\boxed{\dfrac{4}{5}}$

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