Find the integer part of 1+31+5+71+⋯+97+991
Solution
Using n+n+21≤41(n1+n+21) we obtain S<<=1+31+5+71+⋯+97+99141(11+31+51+⋯+991)=41+41(31+51+⋯+991)41+21(1+31+3+51+⋯+97+991)=41+41(3−1+5−3+⋯+99−97)=41+41(99−1)=499=2+ϵ,0<ϵ<1. On the other hand, S>21(1+31+3+51+7+91+⋯+99+1011)=41(3−1+5−3+⋯+101−99)=41(101−1)=2+δ,0<δ<1. Therefore the integer part of S is 2.
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