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Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
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Transcribed Image Text:Need help fixing my code. No matter what I try I am always
off by +1.546384.3926266.q\times 3zqy7 The sum of the
1 1
4
reciprocals 1+=+=+
11/12 + dots is infinite. Write a program
3
that reads in a target and finds the first n such that
1
+ 1² + 1² + cdots +=> target. 1 total = 0 2n = 1 3 4 target
2
3
n
= float input (0)

Transcribed Image Text:CHALLENGE
ACTIVITY
8.26.4: Write a program that reads in a target and finds the first specified target.
546384.3926266.qx3zqy7
The sum of the reciprocals 1 +
that 1 + + +
3
Check
1 total = 0
2 n = 1
3
4 target= float(input ())
5
6 while total <= target:
7
total += 1 / n
8
n += 1
9 print("n:", n)
10 print("sum:", total)|
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Your output
+ = + 1/2 +
+ ½1⁄2 > target.
n
Output differs. See highlights below.
Input 6
Expected output
is infinite. Write a program that reads in a target and finds the first n such
n: 228
sum: 6.004366708345567
n: 227
sum: 6.004366708345567
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