Question 68

The sum of the infinite series $$\cfrac{1}{5}\left(\cfrac{1}{5} - \cfrac{1}{7}\right) + \left(\cfrac{1}{5}\right)^2 \left(\left(\cfrac{1}{5}\right)^2 - \left(\cfrac{1}{7}\right)^2\right) + \left(\cfrac{1}{5}\right)^3 \left(\left(\cfrac{1}{5}\right)^3 - \left(\cfrac{1}{7}\right)^3\right) + ......$$ is equal to

Solution

Opening the brackets, we get the series as: $$\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^2-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)+\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^4-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^6-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)^6+...$$

These are two infinite GPs when rearranged:
$$\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^4+\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\right)^6+...-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)^6-\left(\dfrac{1}{5}\times\ \dfrac{1}{7}\right)^2-...$$

The sum of the first series would be $$\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{25}}{1-\dfrac{1}{25}}=\dfrac{1}{24}$$

The sum of the second series would be $$\frac{\dfrac{1}{35}}{1-\dfrac{1}{35}}=\dfrac{1}{34}$$

The answer to the given series would then be $$\dfrac{1}{24}-\dfrac{1}{34}=\dfrac{10}{816}=\dfrac{5}{408}$$

Therefore, Option B is the correct answer. 

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