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Tim Gan Math Original

Find the least positive integer \(N\) for which \(\sum_{r=N+1}^{\infty}\frac1{r(r+1)}<0.01\).[4]

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Answer:\(N=100\), because the tail equals \(1/(N+1)\).

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