Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1082: 36

Answer

$${S_\infty } = 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + 0.0009 + \cdots \cr & \frac{{0.09}}{{0.9}} = \frac{1}{{10}},\,\,\,\,\frac{{0.009}}{{0.09}} = \frac{1}{{10}} \cr & {\text{This is a geometric series with }}{a_1} = 0.9{\text{ and }}r = \frac{1}{{10}} = 0.1 \cr & {\text{The sum of the series is }}{S_\infty } = \frac{{{a_1}}}{{1 - r}}\,\,\left( {{\text{where }}\left| r \right| < 1} \right) \cr & {S_\infty } = \frac{{0.9}}{{1 - 0.1}} \cr & {S_\infty } = 1 \cr} $$
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