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Problem 15
The geometric series has a sum of
, and the terms involving odd powers of
have a sum of
. What is
?
Solution
Solution 1
The sum of an infinite geometric series is given by where
is the first term and
is the common ratio.
In this series,
The series with odd powers of is given as
It's sum can be given by
Doing a little algebra
Solution 2
The given series can be decomposed as follows:
Clearly . We obtain that
, hence
.
Then from we get
, and thus
.
See Also
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