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The irrationality of certain infinite series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

C. Badea
C. Badea*
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Department Of Mathematics, University Of Craiova, 1100 Craiova, Romania
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The aim of this paper is to prove the irrationality of a certain class of infinite series. The main theorem is related to some results due to Erdos and Straus [7], Erdos [5] and Sándor [15]. As applications of the main result, the solutions of two problems posed by Erdös and Graham [6] are given, among others.

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Research Article
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , July 1987 , pp. 221 - 228
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1987

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