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 602: 59

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Let the sequence $\{a_{n}\}=a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},\cdots$ Then, applying the subscript index, (a) $\quad \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}a_{n}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}+\cdots$ (b)$\displaystyle \quad\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}a_{k}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}+\cdots$ (c)$\displaystyle \quad\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}a_{k}=a_{k}+a_{k}+a_{k}+\cdots=a_{k}(1+1+1+...)$ So, (a) and (b) are equal (c) is different to (a) and (b), unless the sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ has all terms equal, $\{a_{n}\}$=$a_{k},a_{k},a_{k}....$
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