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#1 2011-04-18 04:00:19
- b31den
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Determining the sum of infinite series
Hi, I need to find the sum of this series as n goes from 1 to infinity:
(2^n + 8^n)/11^n
#2 2011-04-18 04:20:58
- gAr
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Re: Determining the sum of infinite series
Hi b31den,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#3 2011-04-18 07:36:04
- b13den
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Re: Determining the sum of infinite series
thanks! I never thought of spliting the fraction up to use a/(1-r)
#4 2011-04-18 16:05:12
- gAr
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Re: Determining the sum of infinite series
Hi b13den,
You're welcome!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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