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− | What is the value of the product<cmath>\left(1+\frac{1}{1}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{2}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{3}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{4}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{5}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{6}\right)?</cmath> | + | What is the value of the product |
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+ | <cmath>\left(1+\frac{1}{1}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{2}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{3}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{4}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{5}\right)\cdot\left(1+\frac{1}{6}\right)?</cmath> | ||
<math>\textbf{(A) }\frac{7}{6}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{4}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{7}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }7\qquad\textbf{(E) }8</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }\frac{7}{6}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{4}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{7}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }7\qquad\textbf{(E) }8</math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
− | By adding up the numbers in each of the <math>6</math> parentheses, we | + | By adding up the numbers in each of the <math>6</math> parentheses, we get: |
<math>\frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{6}{5} \cdot \frac{7}{6}</math>. | <math>\frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{6}{5} \cdot \frac{7}{6}</math>. |
Revision as of 19:35, 10 August 2021
Problem
What is the value of the product
Solution
By adding up the numbers in each of the parentheses, we get:
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Using telescoping, most of the terms cancel out diagonally. We are left with which is equivalent to . Thus the answer would be .
See also
2018 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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