Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - Exercise Set - Page 829: 27

Answer

$\frac{3}{8}$

Work Step by Step

$\sum\limits_{i=0}^4\frac{(-1)^i}{i!}=\frac{(-1)^0}{0!}+\frac{(-1)^1}{1!}+\frac{(-1)^2}{2!}+\frac{(-1)^3}{3!}+\frac{(-1)^4}{4!}=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{-1}{1}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{-1}{6}+\frac{1}{24}=1+(-1)+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{-1}{6}+\frac{1}{24}=\frac{12}{24}+\frac{-4}{24}+\frac{1}{24}=\frac{9}{24}=\frac{3}{8}$
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