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~1 min read • Updated Oct 13, 2025

Program Overview

This Python program reads an integer n and computes the result of the following series:
∑ [(√(k + 1) - √k) / √(k² + k)] for k from 2 to n
It uses math.sqrt for accurate computation of square roots.


Python Code:


import math

def compute_series(n: int) -> float:
    total = 0.0
    for k in range(2, n + 1):
        numerator = math.sqrt(k + 1) - math.sqrt(k)
        denominator = math.sqrt(k**2 + k)
        total += numerator / denominator
    return total

# Read input from user
n = int(input("Enter value for n: "))
result = compute_series(n)
print(f"Series result is: {result:.6f}")

Sample Output (input: n = 4):


Series result is: 0.162278

Written & researched by Dr. Shahin Siami