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Question

Find the sum of the following serie to infinity:

`2/5 + 3/5^2 +2/5^3 + 3/5^4 + ... ∞.`

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Solution

Given, `S_∞ = 2/5 + 3/5^2 +2/5^3 + 3/5^4 + ...`  

`S_∞ = (2/5 + 2/5^3 + ...∞) + (3/5^2 + 3/5^4 + ...∞)`

S = S' + S''

r' = `(2/5^3)/(2/5) = 1/5^2`

r'' = `(3/5^4)/(3/5^2) = 1/5^2`

`S_∞ = a/(1 - r)     ...|r| < 1`

S = `(2/5)/(1 - 1/5^2) + (3/5^2)/(1 - 1/5^2)`

S = `(2/5)/(1 - 1/25) + (3/25)/(1 - 1/25)`

S = `(2/5)/((25 - 1)/25) + (3/25)/((25 - 1)/25)`

S = `(2/5)/(24/25) + (3/25)/(24/25)`

S = `(2 × 25)/(5 ×  24) + (3 × 25)/(25 × 24)`

S = `(10)/(24) + (3)/(24)`

S = `13/24`

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Chapter 20: Geometric Progression - Exercise 20.4 [Page 39]

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