The value of $\frac{1}{3×7}+\frac{1}{7×11}+\frac{1}{11×15}+....+\frac{1}{27×31}$ is: |
$\frac{28}{93}$ $\frac{7}{93}$ $\frac{17}{93}$ $\frac{34}{93}$ |
$\frac{7}{93}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $\frac{7}{93}$ 1. Analyze the General Term Each term in the series is of the form $\frac{1}{n \times (n+d)}$, where $d$ is the common difference between the two numbers in the denominator. In this series:
The common difference throughout the series is $4$. 2. Apply the Telescoping Sum Formula Any term $\frac{1}{a \times b}$ can be written as: $\frac{1}{a \times b} = \frac{1}{b - a} \left( \frac{1}{a} - \frac{1}{b} \right)$ Applying this to our series: $S = \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{7} \right) + \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{1}{7} - \frac{1}{11} \right) + \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{1}{11} - \frac{1}{15} \right) + \dots + \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{1}{27} - \frac{1}{31} \right)$ 3. Simplify the Expression We can factor out $\frac{1}{4}$: $S = \frac{1}{4} \left[ \left( \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{7} \right) + \left( \frac{1}{7} - \frac{1}{11} \right) + \left( \frac{1}{11} - \frac{1}{15} \right) + \dots + \left( \frac{1}{27} - \frac{1}{31} \right) \right]$ In a telescoping series, the intermediate terms cancel each other out ($-\frac{1}{7} + \frac{1}{7} = 0$, $-\frac{1}{11} + \frac{1}{11} = 0$, etc.), leaving only the first and the last terms: $S = \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{31} \right)$ 4. Final Calculation $S = \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{31 - 3}{3 \times 31} \right)$ $S = \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{28}{93} \right)$ $S = \frac{7}{93}$ |