Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Examine the series 12+12+122+14+⋯\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac12+\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}+\frac14+\cdots. a. (i) Write down the common ratio of the corresponding geometric progression. b. (ii) State, with reason, whether the infinite series converges or diverges. c. (iii) Find the sum to infinity, if it exists.

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