Start with any arithmetic sequence of the form s(n) = an + d for n=1,2, ... and fixed positive integers a and d, and then create a new sequence in the same way like the Galileo sequence; i.e. s1/s2, (s1+s2)/(s3+s4), (s1+s2+s3)/(s4+s5+s6)...   Does this sequence converge? If so, to what?

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Problem 330PT: Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence whose general term is an=3n+100.
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Start with any arithmetic sequence of the form s(n) = an + d for n=1,2, ... and fixed positive integers a and d, and then create a new sequence in the same way like the Galileo sequence; i.e. s1/s2, (s1+s2)/(s3+s4), (s1+s2+s3)/(s4+s5+s6)...

 

Does this sequence converge? If so, to what?

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