Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Series - 11.2 Exercises - Page 748: 35

Answer

$\frac{2}{3}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{2}{5} + \frac{4}{25} + \frac{8}{125} +\frac{16}{625} + \frac{32}{3125} + ... = \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}(\frac{2}{5})^n$ The series is geometric with a = $\frac{2}{5}$ and ratio r = $\frac{2}{5}$. Since |r| = $\frac{2}{5}$ < 1, it converges to $\frac{\frac{2}{5}}{1 - \frac{2}{5}}$ = $\frac{2}{3}$
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