Harmonic Sequence and Pascal’s Triangle
We show in this note how, starting with the infinite harmonic sequence 1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, . . . , a natural process yields the well-known Pascal triangle and, further, a curious procedure yields back the harmonic sequence.
(‘Harmonic sequence’ is another name for the sequence of reciprocals of the positive integers.)
(‘Harmonic sequence’ is another name for the sequence of reciprocals of the positive integers.)
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