Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Series - 11.2 Exercises - Page 716: 55

Answer

$1.234\overline{567}=\frac{45679}{37000}$

Work Step by Step

$1.234 \overline{567}= 1.234 + 0.000567+ 0.000000567+.... = 1.234 +\sum_{n=1}^\infty 567(10)^{-6}(0.001)^{n-1}$ The series above is geometric, hence of the form $\sum_{k=0}^\infty a r^k=\frac{a}{1-r}$, where $a= 567(10)^{-6}$. $1.234 \overline{567}= 1.234+\frac{567(10)^{-6}}{1-0.001}=1+\frac{8679}{37000} = \frac{45679}{37000}$
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