NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sequences and Series - Solutions

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Question : 12
Total: 106
a1 = - 1 , an =
an1
n
, n ≥ 2
Solution:  
We have given,
a1 = - 1 , an =
an1
n
, n ≥ 2
a1 = - 1 , a2 =
a1
2
=
1
2
, a3 =
a2
3
=
(
1
2
)
3
=
1
6

a4 =
a3
4
=
(
1
6
)
4
=
1
24
, a5 =
a4
5
=
(
1
24
)
5
=
1
120

Hence the first five terms of the given sequence are – 1, – 1/2, – 1/6, –1/24, –1/120.
The corresponding series is
- 1 + (
1
2
)
+(
1
6
)
+ (
1
24
)
+(
1
120
)
+ ...
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