Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises 10.2 - Page 580: 89

Answer

a) $2 +2(\dfrac{3}{5})+2(\dfrac{3}{5})^2+....$ ; b) $\dfrac{13}{2}-\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})+\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})^2+....$

Work Step by Step

a) Given: $\dfrac{2}{1-r}=5$ and $1-r=\dfrac{2}{5}$ or, $ r=\dfrac{3}{5}$ Hence, the series will be: $2 +2(\dfrac{3}{5})+2(\dfrac{3}{5})^2+....$ b) Given: $\dfrac{\dfrac{13}{2}}{1-r}=5$ and $1-r=\dfrac{13}{10}$ or, $ r=\dfrac{-3}{10}$ Hence, the series will be: $\dfrac{13}{2}-\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})+\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})^2+....$ Hence, a) $2 +2(\dfrac{3}{5})+2(\dfrac{3}{5})^2+....$ ; b) $\dfrac{13}{2}-\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})+\dfrac{13}{2}(\dfrac{3}{10})^2+....$
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