Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 12.1 Exercises - Page 851: 45

Answer

$S_{n}=1-\sqrt {\left( n+1\right) }$ $\Rightarrow S_{1}=1-\sqrt 2$ $\Rightarrow S_{2}=1-\sqrt 3$ $\Rightarrow S_{3}=-1$ $\Rightarrow S_{4}=1-\sqrt 5$

Work Step by Step

$S_{1}=a_1=\sqrt {1}-\sqrt {2}$ $S_{2}=a_{1}+a_{2}=\left( \sqrt {1}-\sqrt {2}\right) +\left( \sqrt {2}-\sqrt {3}\right) =\sqrt {1}-\sqrt {3}$ $S_{3}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}=\left( \sqrt {1}-\sqrt {2}\right) +\left( \sqrt {2}-\sqrt {3}\right) +\left( \sqrt {3}-\sqrt {4}\right) =\sqrt {1}-\sqrt {4}=-1$ $S_{4}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}+a_{4}=\left( \sqrt {1}-\sqrt {2}\right) +\left( \sqrt {2}-\sqrt {3}\right) +\left( \sqrt {3}-\sqrt {4}\right) +\left( \sqrt {4}-\sqrt {5}\right) =\sqrt {1}-\sqrt {5}$ . . . $S_{n}=1-\sqrt {\left( n+1\right) }$
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