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Let `a_n, n in N` is an A.P with common difference `d` and all whose terms are non-zero. If n approaches infinity, then the sum `1/(a_1a_2)+1/(a_2a_3)+....1/(a_na_(n+1))` will approach

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`(1)/(a_(1)d)`

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`(2)/(a_(1)d)`

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`(1)/(2a_(1)d)`

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`a_(1)d`

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To solve the problem, we need to evaluate the limit of the sum \[ S_n = \frac{1}{a_1 a_2} + \frac{1}{a_2 a_3} + \ldots + \frac{1}{a_n a_{n+1}} \] as \( n \) approaches infinity, where \( a_n \) is the \( n \)-th term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) with first term \( a_1 \) and common difference \( d \). ### Step-by-step Solution: 1. **Define the terms of the A.P.**: The \( n \)-th term of the A.P. can be expressed as: \[ a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d \] Therefore, the terms are: - \( a_1 = a_1 \) - \( a_2 = a_1 + d \) - \( a_3 = a_1 + 2d \) - \( \ldots \) - \( a_{n+1} = a_1 + nd \) 2. **Rewrite the sum \( S_n \)**: We can express \( S_n \) as: \[ S_n = \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{a_k a_{k+1}} = \frac{1}{a_1 a_2} + \frac{1}{a_2 a_3} + \ldots + \frac{1}{a_n a_{n+1}} \] 3. **Use the identity for the sum**: We can rewrite each term: \[ \frac{1}{a_k a_{k+1}} = \frac{1}{d} \left( \frac{1}{a_k} - \frac{1}{a_{k+1}} \right) \] This allows us to express \( S_n \) as: \[ S_n = \frac{1}{d} \left( \frac{1}{a_1} - \frac{1}{a_{n+1}} \right) \] 4. **Substitute \( a_{n+1} \)**: Substitute \( a_{n+1} = a_1 + nd \) into the expression: \[ S_n = \frac{1}{d} \left( \frac{1}{a_1} - \frac{1}{a_1 + nd} \right) \] 5. **Evaluate the limit as \( n \to \infty \)**: As \( n \) approaches infinity, \( a_{n+1} \) approaches infinity, thus: \[ \frac{1}{a_{n+1}} \to 0 \] Therefore, we have: \[ S_n \to \frac{1}{d} \left( \frac{1}{a_1} - 0 \right) = \frac{1}{d a_1} \] ### Final Result: Thus, the sum \( S_n \) approaches: \[ \boxed{\frac{1}{d a_1}} \]
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