University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.10 - The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series - Practice Exercises - Page 553: 51

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Since, we have the form of the given series as: $\dfrac{1}{1+x}=1-x+x^2-x^3+....+(-x)^n$ Here, $x=\dfrac{1}{4}$ Thus, the sum of the series is: $\dfrac{1}{1+\dfrac{1}{4}}=\dfrac{4}{4+1}=\dfrac{4}{5}$
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