2025 AMC 12B Problem 7

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Concepts:telescopinglogarithm

Difficulty rating: 1420

7.

What is the value of

n=2255log2(1+1n)(log2n)(log2(n+1))? \sum_{n=2}^{255} \frac{\log_2\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)}{(\log_2 n)(\log_2(n+1))}?

34\dfrac{3}{4}

11log22551 - \dfrac{1}{\log_2 255}

78\dfrac{7}{8}

1516\dfrac{15}{16}

11

Solution:

Let an=log2n.a_n = \log_2 n. The numerator equals an+1an,a_{n+1} - a_n, so each term is an+1ananan+1=1an1an+1.\dfrac{a_{n+1} - a_n}{a_n a_{n+1}} = \dfrac{1}{a_n} - \dfrac{1}{a_{n+1}}. Telescoping from n=2n = 2 to 255255 leaves 1log221log2256=118=78.\dfrac{1}{\log_2 2} - \dfrac{1}{\log_2 256} = 1 - \dfrac{1}{8} = \dfrac{7}{8}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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