Sum of an Infinite Geometric Series (Direct Computation)
The student must compute the sum to infinity of a geometric series using the formula S = a/(1-r), without a recursive/contextual sequence transformation.
The terms of an infinite series $S$ are formed by adding together the corresponding terms in two infinite geometric series, T and U . The first term of T and the first term of U are each 4. In order, the first three terms of the combined series $S$ are 8,3 , and $\frac { 5 } { 4 }$ What is the sum to infinity of $S$ ? A $\frac { 32 } { 5 }$ B $\frac { 20 } { 3 }$ C $\frac { 64 } { 5 }$ D $\frac { 40 } { 3 }$ E 16 F 32
The sum to infinity of a geometric progression is 6 . The sum to infinity of the squares of each term in the progression is 12 . Find the sum to infinity of the cubes of each term in the progression. A 8 B 18 C 24 D $\quad \frac { 216 } { 7 }$ E 72 F 216