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/* Sum of series - Program to calculate sum of series 1/2 - 3/4 + 5/6 - 7/8 ....... upto n terms - June 2014 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
int i, n ;
float k, s=0 ;
clrscr() ;
printf("Enter n: ") ;
scanf("%d", &n) ;
/* i keeps track of term count , whereas k is used for calculation purpose */
for(i=1, k=1 ; i<=n ; i++, k=k+2)
{
if(i%2==1)
s=s + k/(k+1) ;
else
s=s - k/(k+1) ;
}
/* k has to be float in the above expression. If k is int then s will remain zero */
printf("Sum of the required series is %f", s) ;
getch() ;
}
/*
Output :
Enter n: 4
Sum of the required series is -0.291667
*/