Prove that |1/n-1/(2n)-1/(2n+2)|<1/n^2

Kale Sampson

Kale Sampson

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2022-11-21

Prove that | 1 n 1 2 n 1 2 n + 2 | < 1 n 2

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Ricardo Weiss

Ricardo Weiss

Beginner2022-11-22Added 12 answers

1 n 1 2 n 1 2 n + 2 = 1 2 n 1 2 ( n + 1 ) = 1 2 n ( n + 1 ) 1 n 2
Now we have
0 1 1 2 1 4 + 1 3 1 6 1 8 + = n = 1 , n o d d 1 n 1 2 n 1 2 n + 2 n = 1 1 n 2
the series is positive and bounded above so it's convergent.
bucstar11n0h

bucstar11n0h

Beginner2022-11-23Added 7 answers

| 1 n 1 2 n 1 2 n 2 | < 1 n 2 | 1 2 n 1 2 n 2 | < 1 n 2 | 2 ( 2 n ) ( 2 n 2 ) | < 1 n 2 1 2 n 2 2 n < 1 2 n 2 n 2
True for all integer n > 1

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