INFINITE SERIES

Section 12.2
• In general, if we try to add the terms of
an infinite sequence, we get an
expression of the form
• a 1 + a 2 + a 3+ . . . + a n + . . .
• which is called an infinite series (or just a
series) and is denoted, for short, by the
symbol

• where 𝛴 is called “sigma”

PARTIAL SUM
 ∞
2𝑘+3
Example: Find the sum of the series ෍ 𝑘−1
𝑘=0 5

∞ ∞
2𝑘+3 = 23 2𝑘
෎ 𝑘−1 ෎ 𝑘 −1
5 5 5
𝑘=0 𝑘=0
∞
𝑘
= 2
෎ 5 (23 )
5
𝑘=0
∞
𝑘
= 2
40 ෎
5
𝑘=0
1 200
40 =
= 1 − (2/5) 3
Find the sum of the following series if converge
 𝑎 2 𝑎 2 𝑎 2 1 1
a, + = 2 =𝑎 ,
2 2 2 2
𝑎 2 𝑎 2 𝑎 2 1 2
+ = 2 =𝑎 ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
𝑎 2 𝑎 2 𝑎 2 1 3
+ = 2 =𝑎 ,
4 4 4 2
a=4
.
.
1 𝑛
.,𝑎 2

If a=4, then the area becomes

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