Grade 10 Maths · Algebra

Calculate with common fractions

Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers, and write them in simplest form (for example 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6, and 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = 3/2).

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Question 1.3 · November 2024 · Paper 1 · National (DBE) · 3 marks

1.3 Consider the product

(1 + \frac{1}{2}) (1 + \frac{1}{3}) (1 + \frac{1}{4}) ... (1 + \frac{1}{n})

. Determine ALL the values of

n

(

n \geq 2

) for which the product will be an integer value.(3)

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