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Malaysia IMONST 2 Senior Problem 2
Malaysia IMONST 2 Senior Problem 2
Source: Malaysia IMO national selection test 2020
October 19, 2020
algebra
Fractions
Problem Statement
Prove that
1
−
1
2
+
1
3
−
1
4
+
⋯
+
1
2019
−
1
2020
=
1
1011
+
1
1012
+
⋯
+
1
2020
1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}+\cdots +\frac{1}{2019}-\frac{1}{2020}=\frac{1}{1011}+\frac{1}{1012}+\cdots +\frac{1}{2020}
1
−
2
1
+
3
1
−
4
1
+
⋯
+
2019
1
−
2020
1
=
1011
1
+
1012
1
+
⋯
+
2020
1
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