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Problem
A harmonic progression is a sequence of numbers such that their reciprocals are in arithmetic progression. Let represent the sum of the first terms of the harmonic progression; for example represents the sum of the first three terms. If the first three terms of a harmonic progression are , then:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
From the problem, we know that ,,, ... are in arithmetic progression. Then, the common difference of this arithmetic progression is Thus, the fourth term of the arithmetic progression is . So, the fourth term of the harmonic progression is . Now, we can see that , which corresponds to answer .
Final answer
B