If we'll write the sequence of
reciprocals:
1/4, 7/30, 13/60,
....
and we'll calculate the difference between consecutive
terms:
7/30 - 1/4 =
-1/60
13/60 - 7/30 =
-1/60
..................................
we'll
notice that we'll obtain the common difference d = -1/60, so the sequence of reciprocal
terms is an a.s.
So, the given sequence is a harmonic
sequence.
Now, we'll calculate a10 for the arithmetic
sequence:
a10 = a1 + 9d
a10 =
1/4 + 9*(-1/60)
a10 = 1/4 -
3/20
a10 = (5-3)/20
a10 =
1/10
So, the 10-th term of the H.P. is t10 =
10.
The n-th of the A.P.
is:
an = a1 + (n-1)d
an = 1/4
+ (n-1)(-1/60)
an = (15 - n +
1)/60
an =
(16-n)/60
The n-th term of the H.P. is tn =
60/(16-n).
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