Substitute:
n = k + 1
Then k runs from zero to infinity
The summand is (-1/2)^k
So, the summation is:
1/[1- (-1/2)] = 2/3
I need help evaluating the geometric infinite series.
It's got the double zero thing over the E thing.
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E(-1/2)^ n-1
(n=1)
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How did you get k + 1?
How would I do
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E 3(0.4)^n-1
n=1
Would that be the same basic thing? Like 1/[1-3(0.4)]??
How would I do
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E 3(0.4)^n-1
n=1
Would that be the same basic thing? Like 1/[1-3(0.4)]??
You are free to shift your summation variable in any way you like. If you put n = k + 1 then what happens is that the lower limit of the summation of
n = 1 corresponds to k = 0 while the upper limit remains infinity.
In the summand you then replace n by
k + 1 and you then see that the summation is now in the standard form of a sum from zero to infinity of a^k which is 1/(1-a)
n = 1 corresponds to k = 0 while the upper limit remains infinity.
In the summand you then replace n by
k + 1 and you then see that the summation is now in the standard form of a sum from zero to infinity of a^k which is 1/(1-a)