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AIME 2002a Problem 4

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Consider the sequence defined by ak=1k2+ka_k =\dfrac{1}{k^2+k} for k≥1k\geq 1. Given that am+am+1+⋯+an−1=129a_m+a_{m+1}+\cdots+a_{n-1}=\dfrac{1}{29}, for positive integers mm and nn with m<nm<n, find m+nm+n.

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