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: 36

Answer

$\dfrac{64}{99}$

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 $\overline{0.64}=0.64+0.0064+....=\dfrac{64}{10^2}+\dfrac{64}{10^4}+...$ This can be further written as: $\dfrac{64}{10^2}+\dfrac{64}{10^4}+...=\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{64}{10^2} (\dfrac{1}{10^2})^n=\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{64}{100} (\dfrac{1}{10^2})^n$ So, we have $a_1=\dfrac{64}{100}$ and $r=\dfrac{1}{100}$ Thus, the total sum of two geometric series is: $S_n=\dfrac{64/100}{1-\dfrac{1}{100}}=\dfrac{64}{99}$
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