Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 11 - Review Exercises - Page 840: 17

Answer

$\frac{4}{9}$

Work Step by Step

$ \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \frac{4}{10^{i}} =\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} 4\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{i} $ This is a geometric series with initial term $a=4\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{1}=\frac{4}{10}$ Note : Initial term is the term that corresponds to $i=1$ in this case Common ratio is $r=\frac{1}{10}$ Sum of the series $=\frac{a}{1-r}=\frac{\frac{4}{10}}{1-\frac{1}{10}}=\frac{\frac{4}{10}}{\frac{9}{10}}=\frac{4}{9}$
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