Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series - 11.3 Exercises - Page 1035: 60

Answer

$$\frac{1}{9}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{10}^{ - k}}} \cr & {\text{Rewriting}} \cr & \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{10}^{ - k}}} = \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{\left( {\frac{1}{{10}}} \right)}^k}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {\left( {\frac{1}{{10}}} \right){{\left( {\frac{1}{{10}}} \right)}^{k - 1}}} \cr & {\text{,Then }}{a_n} = \underbrace {\frac{1}{{10}}{{\left( {\frac{1}{{10}}} \right)}^{k - 1}}}_{{a_1}{r^{n - 1}}} \cr & {\text{The sum is }}{S_\infty } = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1 - r}} \cr & \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{10}^{ - k}}} = \frac{{1/10}}{{1 - 1/10}} \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & \sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty {{{10}^{ - k}}} = \frac{1}{9} \cr} $$
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