A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from rest. Let ${S_n}$be the distance travelled from time $t = n - 1$ to $t = n.$ Then $\frac{{{S_n}}}{{{S_{n + 1}}}}$ is

  • [IIT 2004]
  • A

    $\frac{{2n - 1}}{{2n}}$

  • B

    $\frac{{2n + 1}}{{2n - 1}}$

  • C

    $\frac{{2n - 1}}{{2n + 1}}$

  • D

    $\frac{{2n}}{{2n + 1}}$

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