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UKMT Junior Mathematical Olympiad, 2021

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

What is the value of $\left(1+\frac{1}{1^2}\right)\left(2+\frac{1}{2^2}\right)\left(3+\frac{1}{3^2}\right)$ ?

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