如图,直线
![](http://math.21cnjy.com/mml2svg?mml=%3Cmath+xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1998%2FMath%2FMathML%22%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmi%3Ey%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%3D%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmfrac%3E%3Cmn%3E1%3C%2Fmn%3E%3Cmn%3E3%3C%2Fmn%3E%3C%2Fmfrac%3E%3Cmi%3Ex%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%2B%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmn%3E1%3C%2Fmn%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmath%3E)
与x轴交于点M,与y轴交于点A,过点A作
![](http://math.21cnjy.com/mml2svg?mml=%3Cmath+xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1998%2FMath%2FMathML%22%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmi%3EA%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmi%3EB%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%E2%8A%A5%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmi%3EA%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmi%3EM%3C%2Fmi%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmath%3E)
,交x轴于点B,以AB为边在AB的右侧作正方形ABCA
1 , 延长A
1C交x轴于点B
1 , 以A
1B
1为边在A
1B
1的右侧作正方形A
1B
1C
1A
2…按照此规律继续作下去,再将每个正方形分割成四个全等的直角三角形和一个小正方形,每个小正方形的每条边都与其中的一条坐标轴平行,正方形ABCA
1 , A
1B
1C
1A
2 , …,
![](http://math.21cnjy.com/mml2svg?mml=%3Cmath+xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1998%2FMath%2FMathML%22%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmsub%3E%3Cmi%3EA%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmi%3En%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%E2%88%92%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmn%3E1%3C%2Fmn%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmsub%3E%3Cmsub%3E%3Cmi%3EB%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmi%3En%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%E2%88%92%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmn%3E1%3C%2Fmn%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmsub%3E%3Cmsub%3E%3Cmi%3EC%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmrow%3E%3Cmi%3En%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmo%3E%E2%88%92%3C%2Fmo%3E%3Cmn%3E1%3C%2Fmn%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmsub%3E%3Cmsub%3E%3Cmi%3EA%3C%2Fmi%3E%3Cmi%3En%3C%2Fmi%3E%3C%2Fmsub%3E%3C%2Fmrow%3E%3C%2Fmath%3E)
中的阴影部分的面积分别为S
1 , S
2 , …,S
n , 则S
n可表示为
.