I am having trouble with the pattern for 1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4...
What do I have to do with the number to get the next term?
I thought it would be +1 to the denominator, but the problem has to be adding, subtracting, dividing, or multiplying a number to get the next term and I can't figure it out.
Can anyone help me out?
2007-08-16 13:32:12 · 4 answers · asked by disneygirl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I'm confused on the first 2 answers......
2007-08-16 13:43:12 · update #1
the answer is :
1/(n+1), n is start count from 0 (zero)
2007-08-17 01:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by jungle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can multiply by (n-1)/n to get to the next term.
For example,
1, to get next term n=2
1 * (2-1)/2 = 1 * 1/2 = 1/2
1/2, to get to next term n=3
(1/2) * (3-2)/3 = 1/2 * 2/3 = 1/3
1/3, to get to next term n=4
(1/3) * (4-1)/4 = 1/3 * 3/4 = 1/4
2007-08-16 20:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by McFate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 / (1/x + 1)
2007-08-16 20:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first answer is the most concise, but it has a typo. The nth number is given by 1/n. You have 1st-->4th numbers. So the 5th is simply 1/5.
2007-08-17 00:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by guyava99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋