Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem - 14.1 Sequences and Series - 14.1 Exercise Set - Page 894: 53

Answer

The sum of the first six terms $\left( {{S}_{6}} \right)$ of the sequence is $1,\frac{1}{10},\frac{1}{100},\frac{1}{1000},\ldots $ is $1.11111$.

Work Step by Step

$1,\frac{1}{10},\frac{1}{100},\frac{1}{1000},\ldots $ As, the sequence is the expansion of ${{a}_{n}}={{\left( 0.1 \right)}^{n}}$, it starts with 1. So, the expansion of the sequence is, ${{a}_{n}}={{\left( 0.1 \right)}^{n}}$ The values of the first four terms of the sequence are provided: ${{a}_{1}},{{a}_{2}},{{a}_{3}},{{a}_{4}}$ = $1,\frac{1}{10},\frac{1}{100},\frac{1}{1000}$ $\begin{align} & {{a}_{5}}={{\left( 0.1 \right)}^{5}} \\ & =\frac{1}{10000} \\ & =0.0001 \end{align}$ And, $\begin{align} & {{a}_{6}}={{\left( 0.1 \right)}^{6}} \\ & =\frac{1}{100000} \\ & =0.00001 \end{align}$ Thus, the value of ${{a}_{5}},{{a}_{6}}$ are $\frac{1}{10000},\frac{1}{100000}$ respectively. For ${{S}_{6}}$ Sum the first $6$ terms of the sequence, $\begin{align} & {{S}_{6}}=1+\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{100}+\frac{1}{1000}+\frac{1}{10000}+\frac{1}{100000} \\ & =1+0.1+0.01+0.001+0.0001+0.00001 \\ & =1.11111 \end{align}$ Thus, the sum of the first six terms, $\left( {{S}_{6}} \right)$, of the sequence is: $1,\frac{1}{10},\frac{1}{100},\frac{1}{1000},\ldots $ is $1.11111$.
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