Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.4 The Divergence and Integral Tests - 8.4 Exercises - Page 638: 50

Answer

$\dfrac{2}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Re-write the given infinite series $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{2-3^k}{6^k}$ as $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} [\dfrac{2}{6^k} - (\dfrac{3}{6})^{k}]$ or, $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} [\dfrac{2}{6^k} - (\dfrac{3}{6})^{k}=3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{6} )^k-\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{3}{6})^{k}$ Here, we can see that the series $3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{6} )^k-\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{3}{6})^{k}$ shows a geometric series . whose sum can be computed as: $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} ar^n =a+ar+ar^2+ar^3+.....=\dfrac{a}{1-r}$ Now, $3 \Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{6} )^k-\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{3}{6})^{k} =2 \times \dfrac{1}{1-1/6}- \dfrac{1}{1-3/6} \\= \dfrac{12}{5}-2\\=\dfrac{2}{5}$
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