Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - Review Exercises - Page 677: 32

Answer

$\dfrac{63}{4}$

Work Step by Step

The sum of a geometric series can be found as: $S_n=\dfrac{a_1}{1-r}$ where, $a_1$ denotes the first term and the $r$ is common ratio. We are given that $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{3^{n+2}}{7^n}$ This can be further written as: $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty}\dfrac{3^{n+2}}{7^n} =9+\dfrac{27}{7}+\dfrac{81}{49}+.......$ So, we have $a_1=9$ and $r=\dfrac{3}{7}$ Thus, the sum of a geometric series is: $S_n=\dfrac{9}{1-\dfrac{3}{7}}=\dfrac{63}{4}$
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