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The sum of the 9th term and 12th term of the series \(\frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{11}, \frac{1}{15}, \ldots\)…

The sum is \(\frac{10}{221}\). The denominators form an arithmetic progression with first term 7 and common difference 4, so the ninth and twelfth terms are \(\frac{1}{39}\)…

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The sum of the 9th term and 12th term of the series 17,111,115,…\frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{11}, \frac{1}{15}, \ldots is

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The sum is 10221\frac{10}{221}. The denominators form an arithmetic progression with first term 7 and common difference 4, so the ninth and twelfth terms are 139\frac{1}{39} and 151\frac{1}{51}. Their sum is 51+3939×51\frac{51+39}{39\times51} =901989=\frac{90}{1989} =10221=\frac{10}{221}.

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