Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 11 - 11.1 - Sequences and Series - 11.1 Exercises - Page 778: 90

Answer

(a) $\frac{26}{27}$ (b) $\frac{80}{81}$ (c) $\frac{242}{243}$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{∞}2(\frac{1}{3})^i$ (a) $2(\frac{1}{3})^1+2(\frac{1}{3})^2+2(\frac{1}{3})^3=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{2}{9}+\frac{2}{27}=\frac{18+6+2}{27}=\frac{26}{27}$ (b) $2(\frac{1}{3})^1+2(\frac{1}{3})^2+2(\frac{1}{3})^3+2(\frac{1}{3})^4=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{2}{9}+\frac{2}{27}+\frac{2}{81}=\frac{54+18+6+2}{81}=\frac{80}{81}$ (c) $2(\frac{1}{3})^1+2(\frac{1}{3})^2+2(\frac{1}{3})^3+2(\frac{1}{3})^4+2(\frac{1}{3})^5=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{2}{9}+\frac{2}{27}+\frac{2}{81}+\frac{2}{243}=\frac{162+54+18+6+2}{243}=\frac{242}{243}$
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