SOLUTION: find the sum to infinity of the series: 1+1/3+1/9+1/27/...

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Question 1162917: find the sum to infinity of the series:
1+1/3+1/9+1/27/...
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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+sum%28a%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29%2C+n=1%2C+infinity%29+=+a%2F%281-r%29+ for |r| < 1

You have a=1 and r=1/3