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​Simplify the following.12+1+13+2+14+3+...+1100+99\frac{1}{\sqrt2+\sqrt1}+\frac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt4+\sqrt3}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{100}+\sqr
Question

​Simplify the following.

12+1+13+2+14+3+...+1100+99\frac{1}{\sqrt2+\sqrt1}+\frac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt4+\sqrt3}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{100}+\sqrt{99}}​​

A.

4

B.

10

C.

9

D.

3

Correct option is C

Given:
12+1+13+2+14+3+...+1100+99\frac{1}{\sqrt2+\sqrt1}+\frac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt4+\sqrt3}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{100}+\sqrt{99}}
Concept Used:

For each term of the form 1n+1+n\frac{1}{\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n}},  we rationalize the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator  n+1n{\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n}}
1n+1+n×n+1nn+1n=n+1n\frac{1}{\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n}} \times \frac{\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n}} = \sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n}​​
Solution:

Add all of the above given results:
21+32+43++100991001=101=9\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{1} + \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{4} - \sqrt{3} + \dots + \sqrt{100} - \sqrt{99}\\\sqrt{100} - \sqrt{1} = 10 - 1 = 9\\​​
Thus, the simplified value of the sum is 9.

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