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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm trying to the sum (of a series)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It would help if you posted the actual question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Give me a second to write it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[sum_{n=1}^{infty} 3/(5^n) + sum_{n=1}^{infty} 2/n\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does it make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sum= a/(1-r) is the common ration for the 1st term (1/5) and (1/2) for the second term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't remember any of this, I think you're better off posting the question in chat. But that's what I got from wolfram alpha.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks for wolfram, but I need to be able to do this manually too... Thanks though

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It has something to do with r>1, but I'm not sure what.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Here is how far I got... |dw:1340220488073:dw| this makes sense... but why is the second sum non convergent?

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