因式分解应用举例

因式分解是一种重要的恒等变形,它的应用十分广泛.下面举例说明.例1 化简:(1-(1/2~2))(1-(1/3~2))(1-(1/4~2))…(1-(1/n~2)).解原式=(1-(1/2))(1+(1/2))(1-(1/3))(1+(1/3))(1-(1/4))(1+(1/4))…(1-(1/n))(1+(1/n))=(1/2)×(3/2)×(2/3)×(4/3)×(3/4)×(5/3)×…×((n-1)/n)×((n+1)/n)=(1/2)×((n+1)/n)=((n+1)/(2n)).