SOLUTION: the sum of the first term of an exponential sequence is 135 and the sum of the third and the fourth term is 60 given that the common ratio is positive calculate the limit of the su

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Question 1181525: the sum of the first term of an exponential sequence is 135 and the sum of the third and the fourth term is 60 given that the common ratio is positive calculate the limit of the sum of the first n^th term as n become large
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There appears to be typo
Answer by greenestamps(13202)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Presumably the first statement is supposed to be....

the sum of the first and second terms of an exponential sequence is 135.

Then the problem has a "nice" solution.

Let a and r be the first term and common ratio. Then






Since we are told r is positive, r is 2/3. Then




The infinite sum is first term divided by (1 minus the common ratio):



ANSWER: 243
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