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Is 9/1 an improper fraction?

My son took a test in school. The teacher told them that they did not need to simplify improper fractions in their answers. On one question, for example, ...

Summation of 1/k [duplicate]

What is summation of 1/k where n ranges from 1 to n. I need the general formula for the summation. I know the series tends to infinity when k tends to inf...

Prove that x is rational

Let $x$ be a real number with the properties that $x^3+x$ and $x^5+x$ are rational. Prove that $x$ is rational. Denote $a=x^3+x$; $b=x^5+x$. We can multip...