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I have a series like 

sum = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... ... ... + 1/n

Suppose I know the value of n. so what is the formula to calculate sum?

testuser
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This is no 'nice' closed formula for this. It's known that $$ \sum_{r=1}^n \frac1n \approx \log n \quad \text{(in some sense)}.$$ Have a Google search for 'harmonic series' to find out more information -- other search engines are available! In particular, I'd recommend looking at the Wikipedia article, and specifically this section of it. Hopefully this helps you! :)

Sam OT
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