University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - Exercises - Page 487: 7

Answer

$1,\ \displaystyle \frac{3}{2},\ \displaystyle \frac{7}{4},\ \displaystyle \frac{15}{8},\ \displaystyle \frac{31}{16},\ \displaystyle \frac{63}{32},\ \displaystyle \frac{127}{64},\ \displaystyle \frac{255}{128},\ \displaystyle \frac{511}{256},\ \displaystyle \frac{1023}{512}$

Work Step by Step

$\left[\begin{array}{llll} n & a_{n+1} & =a_{n}+1/2^{n} & a_{n}\\ \\ 1 & & & 1\\ \\ 2 & a_{1}+\frac{1}{2^{1}} & 1+\frac{1}{2}= & \frac{3}{2} \\ \\ 3 & a_{2}+\frac{1}{2^{2}}= & \frac{3}{2}+\frac{1}{4}= & \frac{7}{4}\\ \\ 4 & a_{3}+\frac{1}{2^{3}}= & \frac{7}{4}+\frac{1}{8}= & \frac{15}{8}\\ \\ 5 & a_{4}+\frac{1}{2^{4}}= & \frac{15}{8}+\frac{1}{16}= & \frac{31}{16}\\ \\ 6 & a_{5}+\frac{1}{2^{5}}= & \frac{31}{16}+\frac{1}{32}= & \frac{63}{32}\\ \\ 7 & a_{6}+\frac{1}{2^{6}}= & \frac{63}{32}+\frac{1}{64}= & \frac{127}{64}\ \\ 8 & a_{7}+\frac{1}{2^{7}}= & \frac{127}{64}+\frac{1}{128}= & \frac{255}{128}\\ \\ 9 & a_{8}+\frac{1}{2^{8}}= & \frac{255}{128}+\frac{1}{256}= & \frac{511}{256}\\ \\ 10 & a_{9}+\frac{1}{2^{9}}= & \frac{511}{256}+\frac{1}{512}= & \frac{1023}{512} \end{array}\right]$
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