Carcass wrote:
Let p = the product of all the odd integers between 500 and 598, and let q = the product of all the odd integers between 500 and 602. In terms of q, what is the value of \(\frac{1}{p}\)+ \(\frac{1}{q}\)?
A. \(\frac{1}{600q}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{359,999q}\)
C. \(\frac{1,200}{q}\)
D. \(\frac{360,000}{q}\)
E. \(359,999q\)
p =
(501)(503)(505)...(597)q =
(501)(503)(505)...(597)(599)(601)
So, q =
(p)(599)(601)
So, 1/
p + 1/q = 1
/p + 1
/(p)(599)(601)
[replaced q with (p)(599)(601)]= (599)(601)
/(p)(599)(601) + 1
/(p)(599)(601)
[found common denominator]= [(599)(601) + 1]
/(p)(599)(601)
= 360,000
/(p)(599)(601)
= 360,000
/q
[since q = (p)(599)(601)]Answer: D