Need to find the smallest [n] such that the sum for a harmonic series is greater than some value X.
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I am new to programming/MATLAB and I know the attached code is incorrect, but I am lost. My goal is to find the smallest n-value such that the sum for a harmonic series is greater than some integer value (say 10). However, when I print [n], I just get the defined n value in the first line of code. I have commented my code to reflect my understanding. Please call me out when needed.
n = 200; %max number of rows that will print
S = 0; %initial starting value of sum
for i = 1:n %for the rows 1 to n (i.e. 200 rows)
S = S + 1/i; %apply this fn. to each element
if S >= 10 %if the sum (S) is greater than 10
break %the loop "breaks" (i.e. stops applying the fn.)
end %ends the break
end %ends the loop from row 1 to 200
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Walter Roberson
le 14 Avr 2021
n = 25000; %max number of rows that will print
S = 0; %initial starting value of sum
for i = 1:n %for the rows 1 to n (i.e. 200 rows)
S = S + 1/i; %apply this fn. to each element
if S >= 10 %if the sum (S) is greater than 10
break %the loop "breaks" (i.e. stops applying the fn.)
end %ends the break
end %ends the loop from row 1 to 200
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