5760 Consider the sum4k=1[(k + 1)3 k3]=[53 43]+[43 33]+ [33 23]+[23 13]= 53 13 = 124For

Chapter 5, Problem 58

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Consider the sum

\(\sum_{k=1}^{4}\left[(k+1)^{3}-k^{3}\right]=\left[5^{3}-4^{3}\right]+\left[4^{3}-3^{3}\right]+\left[3^{3}-2^{3}\right]+\left[2^{3}-1^{3}\right]=5^{3}-1^{3}=124\)

For convenience, the terms are listed in reverse order. Note how cancellation allows the entire sum to collapse like a telescope. A sum is said to telescope when part of each term cancels part of an adjacent term, leaving only portions of the first and last terms uncanceled. Evaluate the telescoping sums in these exercises.

\(\sum_{k=1}^{50}\left(\frac{1}{k}-\frac{1}{k+1}\right)\)

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sum_k=1 ^4 [(k+1)^3 -k^3 ]=[5^3 -4^3 ]+[4^3 -3^3 ]+[3^3 -2^3]+[2^3 -1^3 ]=5^3 -1^3 =124

sum_k=1 ^50 (1/k - 1/k+1 )

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