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Question text(1) Here is a convergent infinite series 1+1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16+...What kind of infinite series are we dealing with?Answer 1 Question 16[select: , arithmetic, geometric, p-series, harmonic, telescoping, none of the above]What is the fifth partial sum of this series (written in lowest terms)? Answer 2 Question 16[input] What's its sum? Answer 3 Question 16[input] (2). Here is another convergent infinite series 1+1/4+1/9+1/16+1/25+... What kind of infinite series are we dealing with?Answer 4 Question 16[select: , arithmetic, geometric, p-series, harmonic, telescoping, none of the above]What is the third partial sum of this series? Answer 5 Question 16[input] What is the integer part of its sum? Answer 6 Question 16[input] (3) Here is yet another converging infinite series What kind of infinite series are we dealing with?Answer 7 Question 16[select: , arithmetic, geometric, p-series, harmonic, telescoping, none of the above]What is the sum of the first three terms of this series? Answer 8 Question 16[input] What's its sum? Answer 9 Question 16[input] Check Question 16
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We are given three parts in this composite question about different infinite series, each with its own type and sums. I will go through each option and explain why it is or isn’t correct for the described series in that part, using clear reasoning and pointing out common pitfalls.
Part (1): First series 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ...
Option: arithmetic
Why it’s not correct: An arithmetic series has constant difference between consecutive terms. Here the differences are 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ... which are not constant. So arithmetic is incorrect.
Option: geometric
Why it is correct: Each term is multiplied by a constant ratio of 1/2 to get the next term (1 -> 1/2 -> 1/4 -> 1/8 -> ...). This is the hallmark of a geometric series.
Option: p-series
Why it’s not correct: p-series have terms of the form 1/n^p with n rising through integers. Our terms are powers of 1/2, not 1/n^p, so not a p-series.
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