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: 33

Answer

$\dfrac{11}{2}$

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 $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} [(0.6)^n +(0.8)^n]$ This can be further written as: $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} [(0.6)^n +(0.8)^n]=\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (0.6)^n +\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (0.8)^n$ So, we have $a_1=0.6$ and $r_1=0.6$ and $a_2=0.8$ and $r_1=0.8$ Thus, the total sum of two geometric series is: $S_n=\dfrac{0.6}{1-0.6}+\dfrac{0.8}{1-0.8}=\dfrac{11}{2}$
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