A geometric series has first term and common ratio . What is its sum to infinity?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 18

  1. Step 1: For , . Step 2. . Answer: 18. Why not the others: a/r gives 36; a/(1+r) gives 9 or 16 type errors; dividing by 3 only gives 4.

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