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Problem

The limiting sum of the infinite series, $\frac{1}{10} + \frac{2}{10^2} + \frac{3}{10^3} + \dots$ whose $n$th term is $\frac{n}{10^n}$ is:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}9\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{10}{81}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{17}{72}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{larger than any finite quantity}$

Solution

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