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1 / 2 + 1 / 4 + 1 / 8 + 1 / 16 + = ? 1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16 + \cdots = \, ? Oh you get the idea! Anyways, what is the answer?


The answer is 1.

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4 solutions

Mateus Gomes
Feb 5, 2016

1 2 + 1 4 + 1 8 . . . = S \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{8}...=S i s g e o m e t r i c p r o g r e s s i o n w i t h i n f i n i t e t e r m s is~~ geometric~~ progression~~ with~~ infinite~~ terms . S = 0.5 1 1 2 = 1 = 0.9999... S=\frac{0.5}{1-\frac{1}{2}}=\color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{1}}=\color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{0.9999...}}

Mohammad Khaza
Jul 23, 2017

summation of infinite series is = a 1 r \frac{a}{1-r}

so, the summation of this infinite series is 0.5 1 0.5 \frac{0.5}{1-0.5} = 1 1 ...........[where a= 1 2 \frac{1}{2} and r= 1 2 \frac {1}{2}

Karthick Shiva
Feb 6, 2016

FYI: 0.9999.... = 1

Nikhil Raj
May 30, 2017

Given series is an geometric progression where a = 1 2 , r = 1 2 , n = S = a 1 r = 1 2 1 1 2 = 1 2 1 2 = 1 a = \dfrac{1}{2} , r = \dfrac{1}{2} , n = \infty \\ S = \dfrac{a}{1-r} \\ = \dfrac{\frac{1}{2}}{1 -\frac{1}{2}} \\ = \dfrac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{2}} = \color{#20A900}{\boxed1}

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