Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Simplification

Question:

What is the value of $\left(1-\frac{1}{n}\right)+\left(1-\frac{2}{n}\right)+\left(1-\frac{3}{n}\right)+...$ upto n terms?

Options:

$\frac{1}{n}$

$\frac{n}{2}$

$\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$

$\frac{n-1}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{n-1}{2}$

Explanation:

$\left(1-\frac{1}{n}\right)+\left(1-\frac{2}{n}\right)+\left(1-\frac{3}{n}\right)+...$ upto n terms

= ( 1 + 1 + 1 + ........upto n terms ) + (-\(\frac{1}{n}\) -\(\frac{2}{n}\) -\(\frac{3}{n}\) - ...... upto n terms )

= n - \(\frac{1}{n}\) ( 1 + 2 + 3 -......upto n terms ) 

= n - \(\frac{1}{n}\) ( \(\frac{n}{2}\) ( 1+ ( n - 1 ) 1 )

(  Sn = \(\frac{n}{2}\) ( 2a + ( n - 1 ) d )

= n - \(\frac{1}{2}\) ( 2 + ( n - 1 ) 1 )

= n - \(\frac{1}{2}\) ( n + 1 )

= \(\frac{ n - 1}{2}\) 

The correct answer is Option (4) → $\frac{n-1}{2}$