In mathematics, the Nth harmonic number is defined to be 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 _ 1/4 + … + 1/n.   So, the first harmonic number is 1, the second is 1.5, the third is 1.833… and so on.  Write an expression whose value is the 8th harmonic number.

By Matthew Maennche | April 23, 2017 |
Visual Basic

LANGUAGE: Visual Basic CHALLENGE: In mathematics, the Nth harmonic number is defined to be 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 _ 1/4 + … + 1/n.   So, the first harmonic number is 1, the second is 1.5, the third is 1.833… and so on.   Write an expression whose value is the 8th harmonic number.

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