Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - Review Exercises - Page 659: 18

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{63}$

Work Step by Step

A geometric series $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} ar^k$ is said to be converges when $|r| \lt 1 $ and diverges when $|r| \geq 1$ and its sum is given by: $\Sigma_{k=0}^{\infty} ar^k=\dfrac{a}{1-r}$ We have: $\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} 4^{-3k}=\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{(4^{3})^k}\\=\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{64^k}$ We find that $r=\dfrac{1}{64} \lt 1$. So, its sum can be computed as: $\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} 4^{-3k}=\dfrac{a}{1-r}\\=\dfrac{1/64}{1-\dfrac{1}{64}}\\=\dfrac{1}{63}$
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