Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.2 Exercises - Page 601: 33

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{\sin 1}{1-\sin 1}\approx 5.308$

Work Step by Step

$\sin 1$ is constant , and this is a geometric series, with $a=1$ $|r|=|\sin 1|\approx $0.841470984808 $ < 1$ so, by Th 9/6, the series $\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}ar^{n}$ converges, $\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}ar^{n}=\frac{a}{1-r}$. BUT, be careful, the indexing of the sum in Th.9.6 starts with n=0, so we need to adjust: $\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}r^{n}=1+r+r^{2}+r^{3}...$ $\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}r^{n}=r+r^{2}+r^{3}+r^{4}...$ so, $\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}r^{n}=r\cdot\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}r^{n}$ $\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}[\sin 1]^{n}=\sin(1)\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}[\sin 1]^{n}$ ... apply the theorem on the sum... $=\displaystyle \sin 1\cdot\frac{1}{1-\sin 1}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{\sin 1}{1-\sin 1}\approx 5.308$
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