Suppose Sn is the following sum. 1 1 Sn 1·2 ' n(n + 1) 2·3
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Im supposed to find ?1,?2,?3, and ?4, and then find a guess at an explicit formula for ?n. Then I am also supposed to prove that the explicit formula for ?n is true using induction.
![Suppose \( S_n \) is the following sum.
\[
S_n = \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} + \cdots + \frac{1}{n(n+1)}
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose \( S_n \) is the following sum.
\[
S_n = \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} + \cdots + \frac{1}{n(n+1)}
\]
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