Coalescence
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Sum of the Infinite Series
[math]\sum_{i=2}^\infty\frac{2N}{\frac{n(n-1)}{2}}=\sum_{i=2}^\infty\frac{4N}{n(n-1)}=4N\sum_{i=2}^\infty\frac{1}{n(n-1)}[/math]
[math]4N\sum_{i=2}^\infty\frac{1}{n(n-1)}=4N\sum_{i=1}^\infty\frac{1}{n(n+1)}=4N\sum_{i=1}^\infty\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+1}[/math]