Prove that \[2010< \frac{2^{2}+1}{2^{2}-1}+\frac{3^{2}+1}{3^{2}-1}+...+\frac{2010^{2}+1}{2010^{2}-1}< 2010+\frac{1}{2}.\]
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anchenyao
24.04.2011 23:22
Notice that
$\frac{2^{2}+1}{2^{2}-1}+\frac{3^{2}+1}{3^{2}-1}+...+\frac{2010^{2}+1}{2010^{2}-1}=2009+2(\frac{1}{2^2-1}+\frac{1}{3^2-1}+...+\frac{1}{2010^2-1})$
$=2009+2(\frac{1}{(1)(3)}+\frac{1}{(2)(4)}+...+\frac{1}{(2009)(2011)})$
$=2009+(\frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{3})+(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4})...+(\frac{1}{2009}-\frac{1}{2011})$
$=2009+1+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2010}-\frac{1}{2011}$
$2010<2010+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2010}-\frac{1}{2011}<2010+\frac{1}{2}$
ssilwa
13.03.2013 06:52
$\sum_{n=a}^{k} \frac{n^2+1}{n^2-1} = \sum_{n=a}^{k} a+\frac{1}{(n+1)(n-1)} = k-a+1+\sum_{n=a}{k} \frac{1}{n-1}-\frac{1}{n+1} =$
$\boxed{ k-a+1+\frac{1}{a-1}+\frac{1}a-\frac{1}{k}-\frac{1}{k+1}}$
yassinelbk007
26.03.2016 15:34
$\sum \frac{n^2+1}{n^2-1} $ $= \sum \frac {n}{n-1} -\frac{1}{n+1}$ $= \sum \frac {n-1+1}{n-1} -\frac{1}{n+1}$ $= \sum (1+\frac{1}{n-1} - \frac{1}{n+1})$ $= 2010 + \frac {1}{2} -\frac{1}{2010} -\frac {1}{2011} $(telescoping) We deduce then , that $$2010< \frac{2^{2}+1}{2^{2}-1}+\frac{3^{2}+1}{3^{2}-1}+...+\frac{2010^{2}+1}{2010^{2}-1}< 2010+\frac{1}{2} $$Because $2010<2010+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2010}-\frac{1}{2011}<2010+\frac{1}{2}$