Find the sum of the series 5+55+555+... to n terms, let f(n) be Sn, then verify that S2=60 when n=2 using f(n), and lastly, establish that 81/x f(n) is always a multiple of 81
\[5*\sum_{1}^{n}n10^{^n-1}\] This is what I got, do you think it is right?
that is n*10^(n-1)
LOLs, sorry i dnt know how to that, havent learnt it yet xD
I found the rule that 1st term 5*1 2nd 5*12 3rd 5*123 4th 5*1234
substitute for n = 2 in the formula = 5 * (2 * 10^1) = 100
oh yeah it is wrong
afraid so - i'm taking a look - but this ones a bit tricky
and it might be that the rule will change after 123456789
To make the formula easier to see you can factor a 5 out:\[5(1+11+111+1111+\ldots)\]
Then the number 111...111, where there are n ones is: \[111\ldots 11 = \sum_{i=0}^{n-1}10^i\] Thats a geometric sum. The answer is: \[\sum_{i=0}^{n-1}10^i = \frac{10^n-1}{10-1}\]
that is the last number
hey joe! this is not a geometric sum!
what isnt a geometric sum? The 111...111?
yes
yes it is. its: \[1+10+100+1000+\ldots\]
oh no u are right
r = 10, first term is 1.
yep, sorry
So im a little confused das to what is the question we are trying to answer.
:-)
We are trying to show that this sum is always divisible by 81?
find a formula for 5+55+555....
oh ok. Well the formula for the nth term is: \[a_n = 5\frac{10^n-1}{10-1} = \frac{5}{9}(10^n-1)\]So we are going to sum those terms: \[\sum_{i=0}^{n-1}\frac{5}{9}(10^i-1) = \frac{5}{9}\left(\sum_{i=0}^{n-1}10^i-\sum_{i=0}^{n-1}1\right)\]\[=\frac{5}{9}\left(\frac{10^n-1}{10-1}-n\right) = \frac{5}{81}(10^n-9n-1)\]
That is what I started doing as well but could not finish U are ace!
i thinki might have messed up on my index somewhere...
because if i plug in n = 2, i get the sum of only the first term, not the first 2 terms...arg.
Just change the n's to n+1's to fix that.
Yeah, the correct formula should be:\[\frac{5}{81}(10^{n+1}-9(n+1)-1) = \frac{5}{81}(10^{n+1}-9n-10)\]sry bout that.
that looks good
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