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: 46

Answer

$S_{n}=-\log \left( n+1\right) $ $S_{1}=-\log2\approx -0.301$ $S_{2}=-\log 3\approx -0.477$ $S_{3}=-\log 4\approx -0.602$ $S_{4}=-\log 5\approx -0.699 $

Work Step by Step

$a_{n}=\log \left( \dfrac {n}{n+1}\right) =\log \left( n\right) -\log \left( n+1\right) $ $S_{1}=a_{1}=\log 1-\log 2=-\log2\approx -0.301$ $S_{2}=a_{1}+a_{2}=\left( \log 1-\log 2\right) +\left( \log 2-\log 3\right) =\log 1-\log 3=-\log 3\approx -0.477$ $S_{3}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}=\log 1-\log 2+\log 2-\log 3+\log 3-\log 4=\log 1-\log 4=-\log 4\approx -0.602$ $S_{4}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}+a_{4}=\log 1-\log 2+\log 2-\log 3+\log 3-\log 4+\log 4-\log 5=\log 1-\log 5=-\log 5\approx -0.699 $ . . . . $S_{n}=-\log \left( n+1\right) $
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.