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Find the infinite sum of 1/7+2/7^2+1/7^3+2/7^4+...

 Aug 6, 2016
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1/7+2/7^2+1/7^3+2/7^4+...

 

Note that we can split this into two different sums

 

[1/7 + 1/7^3 +  1/7^5+......]  +  [ 2/7^2 + 2/7^4 + 2/7^6+....]

 

The sum of the first series =     [1/7] / [1 - 1/7^2 ]  = 7/48

 

And the sum of the second series  =  [ 2/7^2] / [ 1 - 1/7^2]  = 1/24

 

So.....the sum of the whole series =   7/48 + 1/24  =  7/48 + 2/48   =  9/48

 

 

 

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 Aug 6, 2016

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