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Standard XII
Mathematics
Summation by Sigma Method
Find the valu...
Question
Find the value of
a
1
a
1
+
1
−
a
2
a
2
+
1
−
a
3
a
3
+
1
−
⋯
,
a
1
,
a
2
,
a
3
,
…
being positive and greater than unity.
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Solution
u
n
=
(
a
n
+
1
)
u
n
−
1
−
a
n
u
n
−
2
;
u
n
−
u
n
−
1
=
a
n
(
u
n
−
1
−
u
n
−
2
)
.................................
u
3
−
u
2
=
a
3
(
u
2
−
u
1
)
By multiplication
u
n
−
u
n
−
1
=
a
3
a
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
a
n
(
u
2
−
u
1
)
p
1
=
a
1
,
q
1
=
a
1
+
1
,
p
2
=
a
2
(
a
2
+
1
)
,
q
2
=
a
1
a
2
+
a
1
+
1
∴
p
n
−
p
n
−
1
=
a
1
a
2
.
.
.
.
.
a
n
p
2
−
p
1
=
a
1
a
2
p
1
=
a
1
By addition;-
p
n
=
a
1
+
a
1
a
2
+
a
1
a
2
a
3
+
.
.
.
.
.
a
1
a
2
.
.
.
.
.
a
n
q
n
−
q
n
−
1
=
a
1
a
2
.
.
.
.
.
a
n
q
2
−
q
1
=
a
1
a
2
q
1
=
1
+
a
1
q
n
=
1
+
a
1
+
a
1
a
2
+
.
.
.
.
.
a
1
a
2
.
.
.
.
.
a
n
;
1
+
p
n
=
q
n
and
p
n
,
q
n
both tend to infinity.
Hence the sum tends to
′
1
′
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