1. Rationalise the denominator of the general term.
r+r+11=r+1+r1×r+1−rr+1−r
=(r+1)−rr+1−r=r+1−r
2. Expand the sum to list the first few and last few terms, identifying the telescoping pattern.
∑r=1N(r+1−r)
Evaluating the terms from r=1 to r=N:
When r=1: 2−1
When r=2: 3−2
When r=3: 4−3
…
When r=N−1: N−N−1
When r=N: N+1−N
3. Cancel the intermediate terms to find the final simplified sum.
Summing the terms, all intermediate square roots cancel out:
=N+1−1
=N+1−1
答案\sqrt{N+1} - 1 \text{ (shown)}