Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.3 Infinite Series - Exercises Set 9.3 - Page 621: 5

Answer

convergent $S=6$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k-1}\frac{7}{6^{k-1}} = 7\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{-1}{6}\right)^{k-1} $$ This is a geometric series with $|r|=\frac{1}{6}<1$ , so $\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k-1}\frac{7}{6^{k-1}}$ is a convergent series. To find the sum, since $a=(-1/6)^0=1$, then \begin{align*} S&=7\left(\frac{a}{1-r}\right)\\ &=\frac{7}{1+\frac{1}{6}}\\ &=6 \end{align*}
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