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.

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.

SOLUTION:

 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8

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