Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Practice Exercises - Page 636: 51

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Consider the series $\dfrac{1}{1+x}=1-x+x^2-x^3+....+(-x)^n$ As we are given that $x=\dfrac{1}{4}$ Then, the sum of the series is as follows: $\dfrac{1}{1+x}=\dfrac{1}{1+(\dfrac{1}{4})}=\dfrac{4}{(4+1)}=\dfrac{4}{5}$
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