Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Series - 11.2 Exercises - Page 716: 60

Answer

The series is convergent if $\frac{19}{4} \lt x \lt \frac{21}{4}$ and the sum is $\frac{1}{4x-19}$.

Work Step by Step

$\Sigma^{\infty}_{n=0} (-4)^{n}(x-5)^{n} = \Sigma^{\infty}_{n=0}(-4x+20)^{n}$ $a=1$ and $r=(-4x+20)^{n}$ $|r| \lt 1$ $|-4x + 20| \lt 1$ $-1 \lt -4x +20 \lt 1$ $-21 \lt -4x \lt -19$ $\frac{19}{4} \lt x \lt \frac{21}{4}$ The series is convergent if $\frac{19}{4} \lt x \lt \frac{21}{4}$ The sum is $\Sigma^{\infty}_{n=0} (-4)^{n} (x-5)^{n} = \frac{a}{1-r}$ $=\frac{1}{1-(-4x+20)}$ $=\frac{1}{4x-19}$
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