University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises - Page 497: 11

Answer

$\dfrac{23}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We have two geometric series: $(5+1)+(\dfrac{5}{2}+\dfrac{1}{3})+(\dfrac{5}{4}+\dfrac{1}{9})+(\dfrac{5}{8}+\dfrac{1}{27})+...$ Here, $a=5, r=\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $a=1, r=\dfrac{1}{3}$ The sum of a geometric series can be found as: $S=s_1+s_2=\dfrac{a}{1-r}$ or, $=\dfrac{5}{1-\dfrac{1}{2}}+\dfrac{1}{1-\dfrac{1}{3}}=10+\dfrac{3}{2}=\dfrac{23}{2}$
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