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Determine whether the sum to infinity of the following G.P.s exist, if exists find them: 2,43,89,1627,... - Mathematics and Statistics

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Determine whether the sum to infinity of the following G.P.s exist, if exists find them:

`2, 4/3, 8/9, 16/27, ...`

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Solution

`2, 4/3, 8/9, 16/27, ...`

`"a" = 2, "r" = (4/3)/2 = 2/3, |"r"| < 1`

∴ Sum to infinity exists.

Sum to infinity = `"a"/(1 - "r")`

= `2/(1 - 2/3)`

= 6

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