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Estonia algebra

Problem

Find the sum
Solution
We will denote Notice that which yields Therefore $$ s = 2021 + \left(\frac{1}{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3}\right) + \dots + \left(\frac{1}{2021} - \frac{1}{2022}\right) = 2021 + \frac{2021}{2022}.
Final answer
2021 + 2021/2022

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