What is the value of
1 − 4 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 3 1 + 4 4 1 − … ?
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That's a nice approach of dealing with GP's with a negative term (other than substituting in the formula directly, of course).
x = 1 − 4 1 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 3 1 + 4 4 1 − … 4 x = 4 1 1 − 4 2 1 + 4 3 1 − 4 4 1 + 4 5 1 − … x + 4 x = 1 + 4 1 1 − 4 1 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 2 1 … x + 4 x = 1 4 x + x = 4 5 x = 4 x = 5 4
Nice solution :)
What about this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coolest solution ever!
Solution to geometric series
a/(1-r)
a = 1
r = 1/4
I used this too! Just finished calc 2 so this was the first thing to come to mind!
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Let 1 − 4 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 3 1 + 4 4 1 − . . . . . . . = x
Multiplying both sides with 1 6 , we get
1 6 − 4 + 1 − 4 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 3 1 . . . . . . . = 1 6 x ⇒ 1 6 − 4 + ( 1 − 4 1 + 4 2 1 − 4 3 1 . . . . . . . ) = 1 6 x ⇒ 1 6 − 4 + x = 1 6 x ⇒ 1 2 + x = 1 6 x ⇒ 1 2 = 1 5 x ⇒ 1 5 1 2 = x ⇒ 5 4 = x