does the infinite geometric series diverge or converge? Explain.

1/5 + 1/10 + 1/20 + 1/40

A) it diverges it has a sum

B) it diverges doesn’t have a sum

C) it converges it has a sum

D) it converges doesn’t have a sum

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Answer:

The other guy is correct except for question five.

If your question is "Use summation notation to write the series 2+4+6+8+... for 10 terms. In each of these images, the lower limit of the summation notation is either "n=1" or "n=0".

The answer should be 10∑n=1 (2n) not (n+2)

The correct option is (C) it converges it has a sum.

Infinite Geometric Series:

An infinite geometric series is an infinite series whose successive terms have a common ratio. This is easily proven by using an infinite geometric series. This series would have no last term. The general form of the infinite geometric series is[tex]a + a r + a r^ 2 + a r ^3 +...[/tex]+ ..., where [tex]a[/tex] is the first term and [tex]r[/tex] is the common ratio.

We can find the sum of all finite geometric series.

Given series can be written as;

[tex]\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{40}+..... \\ a=\frac{1}{5} \\ r=\frac{1}{2} \\ \Rightarrow \frac{a}{1-r}=\frac{1/5}{1-1/2} \\[/tex]

           [tex]=\frac{2}{5}[/tex]

Therefore, [tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex] is infinite, so it converges.

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