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Question 13 • Precalculus

Which geometric series converges?

Answer
A
2 plus 2 plus 2 plus 2 plus dot dot dot
B
2 plus 4 plus 8 plus 16 plus dot dot dot
C
2 plus 0 point 2 plus 0 point 0 2 plus 0 point 0 0 2 plus dot dot dot
D
2 minus 20 plus 200 minus 2000 plus dot dot dot

Explanation

A geometric series converges when the absolute value of its common ratio is less than 1. In choice C, each term is one-tenth of the previous term, so the common ratio is 0.1 and the series converges. The other choices have ratios 1, 2, and −10, whose absolute values are not less than 1.

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