def f(x): #These next two lines of code define f(x) as the function (.5)^x return 1/(x**1.1) n=int(input("What is the value of n?")) #This asks for an n value. This is how many values you go out when approximating the sum. partsum=0 #These next two lines just implement two more functions and define the starting value i=1 while (i<=n): #This is a while statement saying that "while i is less than or equal to" this allows a process only when this is true print(i,f(i),partsum) #Prints f(x) with i plugged in for x partsum=partsum + f(i) #The next part sum is the previous partsum plus f(i) i=i+1 #Defines the next I value print("The partial sum is ", partsum) #Prints your anwser
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