Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.3 Infinite Series - 8.3 Exercises - Page 623: 46

Answer

$=\dfrac {3}{11}$

Work Step by Step

$0.\overline {27}=0.272727...=\dfrac {27}{100}+\dfrac {27}{100^{2}}+\dfrac {27}{100^{3}}+\ldots =\dfrac {a_{1}}{1-r}=\dfrac {\dfrac {27}{100}}{1-\dfrac {1}{100}}=\dfrac {\dfrac {27}{100}}{\dfrac {99}{100}}=\dfrac {27}{99}=\dfrac {3}{11}$
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