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Hello :smile: Can anyone explain to me what the "sum to infinity of a series" is and how to work it out?? Thank you :smile:
Original post by ela_Roxas29
Hello :smile: Can anyone explain to me what the "sum to infinity of a series" is and how to work it out?? Thank you :smile:

If you want a proper definition, the sum to infinity of the sequence where the ith term is defined by uiu_i is S=limni=1nuiS_{\infty} =\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{n} u_i

In C2, these will be geometric series with a first term a and common ratio r, where |r| < 1.
You just use the equation in the formula book.
S=a1rS_{\infty} = \frac{a}{1-r}
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Original post by morgan8002
If you want a proper definition, the sum to infinity of the sequence where the ith term is defined by uiu_i is S=limni=1nuiS_{\infty} =\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{n} u_i

In C2, these will be geometric series with a first term a and common ratio r, where |r| < 1.
You just use the equation in the formula book.
S=a1rS_{\infty} = \frac{a}{1-r}


Ok, thank you :smile: I actually found an explanation of this in examsolutions.com but thanks again :smile:

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