document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242174>Question 242174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man walks 25 miles a day. On the following days he travel 5% less each day than the previous day. If he walked in the straight line, how far from his statrting point would he travel? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm learning infinite geometric series, please explain your solutions. Thanks for your helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If he travels 5% less distance each day, then he travels 95% of the previous days distance.  Hence the common ratio is 95%, or .95.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the infinite series:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ s\ =\ \sum_{k=0}^\infty\,ar^k\ =\ \frac{a}{1\ -\ r}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just plug in your values:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ s\ =\ \frac{25}{1\ -\ 0.95}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all you need to do is a little arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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