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Does the following infinite series have a sum or not and does it converge or diverge?

Does the following infinite series have a sum or not and does it converge or diverge?
7-21+63-189+
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hollis79
hollis79
5,0(11 marks)

Step-by-step explanation:

Please present these numbers as a list:  7, -21, 63, -189,

Otherwise it appears that you are adding them up, which is not the case.

We can tell that this is a geometric series because each new number is -3 times the previous number:  -3(7) = -21, -3(-21) = 63, and so on.  Let r = -3 and a = first number = 7.

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The sum of an infinite geometric series exists if and only if |r} < 1.  Here, |-3|, or 3, so in this case the sum of the series does not exist.  That is, the series diverges.

neariah24
neariah24
4,9(17 marks)

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Step-by-step explanation:

20 + 5 = 25

25/5 = 5

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