Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.4 The Divergence and Integral Tests - 8.4 Exercises - Page 638: 45

Answer

$-2$

Work Step by Step

Re-write the given infinite series $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} [3 (\dfrac{2}{5})^{k}-2(\dfrac{5}{7})^{k}]$ as $3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{2}{5})^{k}-2 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{5}{7})^{k}$ Here, we can see that the series $3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{2}{5})^{k}-2 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{5}{7})^{k}$ shows a geometric series with common ratio $r=\dfrac{2}{5}\lt 1$ and $r=\dfrac{5}{7} \lt 1$. So, the series is convergent. whose sum can be computed as: $\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} a^n =a+a^2+a^3+.....=\dfrac{a}{1-a}$ Now, $3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{2}{5})^{k}-2 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{5}{7})^{k}=3 \times \dfrac{1}{1-\dfrac{2}{5}}- 2 \times \dfrac{1}{1-\dfrac{5}{7}} \\=3 \times \dfrac{5}{3} -2 \times \dfrac{7}{2}\\=5-7\\=-2$
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