Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1082: 32

Answer

$$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left( {\frac{3}{2}} \right){{\left( {\frac{3}{4}} \right)}^{n - 1}}} $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let }}r = \frac{3}{4}{\text{ and }}{S_\infty } = 6 \cr & {\text{The Sum of the Terms of an Infinite Geometric Sequence is}} \cr & {S_\infty } = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1 - r}} \cr & 6 = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1 - 3/4}} \cr & 6 = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1/4}} \cr & {a_1} = \frac{3}{2} \cr & {\text{The general term of the geometric series is }} \cr & {a_n} = {a_1}{r^{n - 1}} \cr & {a_n} = \left( {\frac{3}{2}} \right){\left( {\frac{3}{4}} \right)^{n - 1}} \cr & {\text{The infinite geometric series is}} \cr & \sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left( {\frac{3}{2}} \right){{\left( {\frac{3}{4}} \right)}^{n - 1}}} \cr} $$
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