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Problem

H_n = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/n is defined as the nth Harmonic number.

1. Prove that H_n ln(n) + 1/(2n) + k, where 0.5 k 1.
2. By using k = 0.5772, estimate the sum of the first one hundred Harmonic numbers.