Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - Review - Exercises - Page 826: 54

Answer

series converges when $|x|\lt \frac{1}{3}$ and radius of convergence is $\frac{1}{3}$.

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=(1-3x)^{-5}=(1+(-3x))^{-5}=1+\Sigma_{n=1}^\infty\frac{5.6.7....(n+4)3^{n}x^{n}}{n!}$ $$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}|=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\frac{\frac{5.6.7....(n+4)(n+5)3^{n+1}x^{n+1}}{n+1!}}{\frac{5.6.7....(n+4)3^{n}x^{n}}{n!}}|$$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}|=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\frac{(n+5)3x}{n+1}|$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\frac{3x+15x/n}{1+1/n}|$ $=|3x|$ $=|3x|\lt 1$ $=|x|\lt \frac{1}{3}$ Thus, the series converges when $|x|\lt \frac{1}{3}$ and radius of convergence is $\frac{1}{3}$.
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