Find the sum to infinity of the following serie... - JAMB Mathematics 2010 Question
Find the sum to infinity of the following series. 0.5 + 0.05 + 0.005 + 0.0005 + .....
A
\(\frac{5}{8}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{7}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{11}\)
D
\(\frac{5}{9}\)
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Correct Option: D
Using S(\infty) = (\frac{a}{1 - r})
r = (\frac{0.05}{0.5}) = (\frac{1}{10})
S(\infty) = (\frac{0.5}{{\frac{1}{10}}})
= (\frac{0.5}{({\frac{9}{10}})})
= (\frac{0.5 \times 10}{9})
= (\frac{5}{9})
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