ok here it is..
Each spring obeys Hooke's law
So Fi = ki
xi.
We get two more equations from the way the springs are connected. First, the tension is the same in all the springs:
So Fi = F
Second, the individual displacements of all the springs add to give the total displacement:
xtotal = 
xi
To solve the problem we write the additive term
xi as a function of the constant tension F.
xi = F / ki
and sum over all the springs to find the total displacement
xtotal = 
xi =
F / ki =
(1/ki) . F ________(1)
And F = keq.
xtotal
=>
xtotal = (1/keq).F ________(2)
Comparing (1) and (2) ...
1/keq =
(1/ki).