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8-150.
Given the infinite sum 5 + 5x + 5x2 + 5x3 + ... = 10, what is the value of x?. Homework Help ✎
Use the infinite geometric series formula(shown below) and set it equal to 10. Then solve for x.
a1 = 5
5 = 10(1 − x)
5 = 10 − 10x
−5 = −10x