MHB Solving for A: 1 - 1/(1+2+...+2013)

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$A=(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2)})\times(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+3)})\times---\times(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+---+2013)})$
please find the value of $A$
 
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Albert said:
$A=(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2)})\times(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+3)})\times---\times(1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+---+2013)})$
please find the value of $A$

This is a product of $t_k$ for k = 1 to 2012 where

$t_k= (1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+ \cdots + k+1)})$
= $( 1- \dfrac{2}{(k+1)(k+2)})$
= $\dfrac{k(k+3)}{(k+1)(k+2)}$

so the product = $\dfrac{1* 2015}{3 * 2013}= \dfrac{2015}{6039}$
 
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kaliprasad said:
This is a product of $t_k$ for k = 1 to 2012 where

$t_k= (1-\dfrac{1}{(1+2+ \cdots + k+1)})$
= $( 1- \dfrac{2}{(k+1)(k+2)})$
= $\dfrac{k(k+3)}{(k+1)(k+2)}$

so the product = $\dfrac{1* 2015}{3 * 2013}= \dfrac{2015}{6039}$
great ! your answer is correct
 
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