Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Geometric Sequences - 12.3 Exercises - Page 866: 84

Answer

$a\displaystyle \cdot\frac{1-a^{9}}{1-a}+55b$

Work Step by Step

Partial sums of a geometric sequence: $S_{n}=a\displaystyle \cdot\frac{1-r^{n}}{1-r}$, an arithmetic sequence: $S_{n}=n(\displaystyle \frac{a+a_{n}}{2})$ --------------- $(a+b)+(a^{2}+2b)+(a^{3}+3b)+\cdots+(a^{10}+10b) =$ $=(a+a^{2}+a^{3}+\cdots+a^{10})+(b+2b+3b+\cdots+10b)$ The first sum is a sum of a geometric sequence, first term: $a$, ratio: $a$. The second is a sum of an arithmetic sequence, first term: $b$, common difference: $b.$ $=a\displaystyle \cdot\frac{1-a^{9}}{1-a}+\frac{10}{2}\cdot(b+10b)$ $=a\displaystyle \cdot\frac{1-a^{9}}{1-a}+55b$
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