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What is the value of \(A=\frac{1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{1}{2 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 4}+...+\frac{1}{99 \times 100}\)

A. \(\frac{98}{99}\)

B. \(\frac{99}{100}\)

C. \(\frac{100}{101}\)

D. \(\frac{98}{101}\)

E. \(\frac{99}{101}\)

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Although I can follow the explanations made in this thread I would not be able to come up with them on my own. How can we make sure that we identify the right pattern in such a question?
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Although I can follow the explanations made in this thread I would not be able to come up with them on my own. How can we make sure that we identify the right pattern in such a question?
In general when I see a question with summation of products (numerator or denominator) I try to see if I can express the general term as a difference. This would help us cancel the terms in a summation series...

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n=1: 1/2
n=2: 1/2 + 1/2x3 = 1/2 + 1/6 = 2/3
n=3: 4/6 + 1/3x4 = 4/6 + 1/12 = 3/4
n=4: 3/4 + 1/4x5 = 3/4 + 1/20 = 4/5

So, we can deduce that: n(x) = (x-1/x) + (1/x(x+1))

Therefore, n(99) = (98/99) + (1/99*100) = 9801/9900 = 99/100
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What is the value of \(A=\frac{1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{1}{2 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 4}+...+\frac{1}{99 \times 100}\)

A. \(\frac{98}{99}\)

B. \(\frac{99}{100}\)

C. \(\frac{100}{101}\)

D. \(\frac{98}{101}\)

E. \(\frac{99}{101}\)

No need to use pen /pencil
Ex :
1/(1*2) + 1/(2*3)=2/3
Similarly if u expand it you will find 3/4,4/5 going through.
Hence ans last digit 99/100
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What is the value of \(A=\frac{1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{1}{2 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 4}+...+\frac{1}{99 \times 100}\)

A. \(\frac{98}{99}\)

B. \(\frac{99}{100}\)

C. \(\frac{100}{101}\)

D. \(\frac{98}{101}\)

E. \(\frac{99}{101}\)
Best way to solve these kind of questions is to simplify them to a known form.
1/2 + 1/(2x3) + 1/(3x4) + .............+ 1/(99x100)

since 1/(2x3)= 1/6 = 1/2-1/3, In a similar way all terms can be written in to this form
=1/2 + 1/2 -1/3 + 1/3 - 1/4 + 1/4- 1/5+............-1/99+1/99-1/100
=1/2 + 1/2 -1/100 (all others cancelled)
=1-1/100 = 99/100
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Although I can follow the explanations made in this thread I would not be able to come up with them on my own. How can we make sure that we identify the right pattern in such a question?
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Keep practicing similar q's. you will get there some day.
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What is the value of \(A=\frac{1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{1}{2 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 4}+...+\frac{1}{99 \times 100}\)

A. \(\frac{98}{99}\)

B. \(\frac{99}{100}\)

C. \(\frac{100}{101}\)

D. \(\frac{98}{101}\)

E. \(\frac{99}{101}\)

Questions with this many terms are bound to use logic that cancel off most terms.

The denominators have 1*2, 2*3, 3*4 etc in them so try to split each term into one positive and one negative term.

1 - 1/2 = 1/1*2
1/2 - 1/3 = 1/2*3
1/3 - 1/4 = 1/3*4
...
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1/98 - 1/99 = 1/98*99
1/99 - 1/100 = 1/99*100

Adding all left hand sides will cancel off all terms except first and last 1 - 1/100 = 99/100

99/100 = 1/1*2 + 1/2*3 + 1/3*4 ... + 1/99*100

Answer (B)
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One key aspect is to undestand thaat
1/(1x2) = 1/1 - 1/2,
1/(2x3) = 1/2 - 1/3
1/(3x4) = 1/3 - 1/4, … ,
1/(99x100) = 1/99 - 1/100.

And then we solve for the same we get the answer

A = 1/1 - 1/2 + 1/2 - 1/3 + 1/3 - 1/4 + … + 1/99 - 1/100

only term that's left is 1-1/100

A = 1/1 - 1/100 = 99/10
Hence IMO B
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