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Community problem · Algebra · Telescoping

A product that collapses

Evaluate the product $(1 - \frac{1}{4}) (1 - \frac{1}{9}) (1 - \frac{1}{16}) \dots (1 - \frac{1}{n ^{2}})$ for $n \geq 2$ .

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