Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1082: 30

Answer

$${\text{The terms of the sequence will not have a sum}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty { - 2{{\left( {\frac{6}{5}} \right)}^i}} \cr & = \sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty { - 2\left( {\frac{6}{5}} \right){{\left( {\frac{6}{5}} \right)}^{i - 1}}} \cr & = \sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {\left( { - \frac{{12}}{5}} \right){{\left( {\frac{6}{5}} \right)}^{i - 1}}} \cr & {\text{The }}n{\text{th term is }}{a_n} = {a_1}{r^{n - 1}},\, \cr & {a_n} = \left( { - \frac{{12}}{5}} \right){\left( {\frac{6}{5}} \right)^{i - 1}}{\text{ then, }}{a_1} = - \frac{{12}}{5}{\text{ and }}r = \frac{6}{5} \cr & {\text{The sum of the Terms of an Infinite Geometric Sequence is}} \cr & {S_\infty } = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1 - r}},{\text{ }}\left( {{\text{where }}\left| r \right| < 1} \right) \cr & \left| r \right| = \left| {\frac{6}{5}} \right| > 1,{\text{then the terms of the sequence will not have a sum}}. \cr} $$
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