JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Sequences and Series

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    What is the sum of the series\[1+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1.3}{8.16}+\frac{1.3.5}{8.16.24}+....\infty \]?

    A) \[\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\]

    B) \[2\sqrt{3}\]

    C) \[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\]     

    D) \[\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] As given the series is
    \[S=1+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1.3}{8.16}+\frac{1.3.5}{8.1.624}+.....\infty \]
    On comparing this series with
    \[S={{(1+x)}^{n}}=1+nx+\frac{n(n-1)}{2!}{{x}^{2}}+....\infty ,\]
    We get
    \[nx=\frac{1}{8}....(1)\]
    and \[\frac{n(n-1)}{2!}{{x}^{2}}=\frac{1.3}{8.16}...(2)\]
    From Eqs. (1) and (2), we get
    \[\frac{\frac{n(n-1)}{2!}{{x}^{2}}}{{{n}^{2}}{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{\frac{1.3}{8.16}}{\frac{1}{8}.\frac{1}{8}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \frac{n-1}{2n}=\frac{3}{2}\]
    \[\Rightarrow n-1=3n\]
    \[\Rightarrow n=-\frac{1}{2}\]
    On putting this value in Eq. (i)
    \[\Rightarrow \left( -\frac{1}{2} \right)x=\frac{1}{8}\]
    \[\Rightarrow x=-\frac{1}{4}\].
    But \[S={{(1+x)}^{n}}={{\left( 1-\frac{1}{4} \right)}^{-1/2}}\]
                \[={{\left( \frac{3}{4} \right)}^{-1/2}}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}.\]


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