Evaluate the infinite sum of sigma-summation Underscript i equals 1 Overscript infinity EndScripts 100 left parenthesis 9 tenths right parenthesis superscript i minus 1 baseline.

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Start Fraction 1000 over 9 End Fraction
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1,000
1,000

90
90

It does not converge.
It does not converge.

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To evaluate the infinite sum

\[ \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} 100 \left( \frac{9}{10} \right)^{i-1}, \]

we can recognize that this is an infinite geometric series. In a geometric series, the general form is

\[ \sum_{i=0}^{\infty} ar^i, \]

where \(a\) is the first term and \(r\) is the common ratio. The formula for the sum of an infinite geometric series, when \(|r| < 1\), is given by:

\[ S = \frac{a}{1 - r}. \]

In this specific case:

  • The first term (when \(i=1\)) is \(100\) (which corresponds to \(i-1=0\)).
  • The common ratio \(r\) is \(\frac{9}{10}\).

Now we can apply the infinite geometric series sum formula:

  1. The first term \(a\) is \(100\).
  2. The common ratio \(r\) is \(\frac{9}{10}\).

We can plug these into the formula:

\[ S = \frac{100}{1 - \frac{9}{10}} = \frac{100}{\frac{1}{10}} = 100 \times 10 = 1000. \]

Thus, the value of the infinite sum is

\[ \boxed{1000}. \]