A) Find the sum, S_1, of the first seven terms
B) Find the infinite sum if it exists
2007-12-22 03:52:42 · 7 answers · asked by rjmessick59 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The answer to everything is 42.
2007-12-22 05:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by freesince1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignoring the 6 for a moment, you really have a series (1 + 1/3 + 1/9) multiplied by 2.
The series converges to 3/2, so twice that plus 6 = 9, the answer to b).
Back to a), the first six terms of the series (again setting aside the +6 and the 2X) sum to 364/243, so the answer to a) is 6 + 2*(364/243) = 2186/243.
2007-12-22 04:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by MVB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to A) is 8 242/243 and the answer to B) is 8.999999999999999 approaching the limit of 9.
2007-12-22 04:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by ODrisk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post this question in the math section for an immediate answer.
2007-12-22 04:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) 8.99588477366255 = 2186/243
b) 9
2007-12-22 04:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Jiberish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 9.9999999999999999999999999
2007-12-22 03:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
each number is divided by three... idk what the infinite thing is though
2007-12-22 03:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋