CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    The sum to n terms of the series \[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{3}{4}+\frac{7}{8}+\frac{15}{16}+...\]is:

    A)  \[{{2}^{n}}-1\]                 

    B)  \[1-{{2}^{n}}\]

    C)  \[n+{{2}^{n}}-1\]            

    D)         \[n-1+{{2}^{-n}}\]

    E)  \[n-{{2}^{n}}-1\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{3}{4}+\frac{7}{8}+\frac{15}{16}+....\]up to n terms \[=\left( 1-\frac{1}{2} \right)+\left( 1-\frac{1}{4} \right)+\left( 1-\frac{1}{8} \right).....\]up to n terms \[=(1+1+1+....n\,terms)\]                 \[-\left( \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{3}}}+....\,n\,terms \right)\] \[=n-\frac{\frac{1}{2}\left( 1-\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)}{1-\frac{1}{2}}=n-1+\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\] \[=n-1+{{2}^{-n}}\]


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