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Consider the following infinite series.
S
1
=
∑
n
=
0
∞
4
(
0.5
)
n
S_{1}=\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 4(0.5)^{n}
S
1
=
n
=
0
∑
∞
4
(
0.5
)
n
S
2
=
∑
n
=
0
∞
5
(
0.4
)
n
S_{2}=\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 5(0.4)^{n}
S
2
=
n
=
0
∑
∞
5
(
0.4
)
n
S
3
=
∑
n
=
0
∞
6
(
0.3
)
n
S_{3}=\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 6(0.3)^{n}
S
3
=
n
=
0
∑
∞
6
(
0.3
)
n
Which of the following correctly orders the sums
S
1
,
S
2
,
S
3
S_{1},\,S_{2},\,S_{3}
S
1
,
S
2
,
S
3
from least to greatest? a)
S
3
<
S
2
<
S
1
S_{3} < S_{2} < S_{1}
S
3
<
S
2
<
S
1
b)
S
1
<
S
3
<
S
2
S_{1} < S_{3} < S_{2}
S
1
<
S
3
<
S
2
c)
S
1
<
S
2
<
S
3
S_{1} < S_{2} < S_{3}
S
1
<
S
2
<
S
3
d)
S
2
<
S
1
<
S
3
S_{2} < S_{1} < S_{3}
S
2
<
S
1
<
S
3
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