Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Q) Find the sum of the sequence .7 + .77 + .777 + ..... till n terms.

A)
.7 + .77 + .777 ... n terms

= 7 (0.1 + 0.11 + 0.111....)

= (7/9)*(0.9 + 0.99 + 0.999 ...)

= (7/9)*(1 - 0.1 + 1 - 0.01 + 1 - 0.001 ....)

= (7/9)* [n - (0.1*(1 - (0.1)^n) / (1 - 0.1) ) ]

= (7/9)* [n - (0.1)(1 - (0.1)^n) / 0.9]

= (7/9)*[ n - (1 - 0.1^n)/9]

= 7n/9 - 7(1 - (0.1)^n) / 81

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