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 find the sum of the following series

(a+b)+(a^2+ab+b^2)+(a^3+a^2b+ab^2+b^3)+........


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Cool goIITian

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4 Feb 2012 12:33:22 IST
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4 Feb 2012 17:05:36 IST
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explain

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5 Feb 2012 20:10:48 IST
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the given series in g.pa+b,(a+b)^2,(a+b)^3.....

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6 Feb 2012 12:33:50 IST
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 look at the coefficients of the cross terms


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7 Feb 2012 11:32:40 IST
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oops...sorry

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7 Feb 2012 11:43:57 IST
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Add n subtract th requird terms for making it gp. . .and then find th sum of gp and remaining terms
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11 Feb 2012 12:24:16 IST
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what is the next term??
a4 +a3b+a2b2+ ab3+b4
or,
a4 +a3b+2a2b2+ ab3+b4
 
Pls specify!!
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11 Feb 2012 23:59:16 IST
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;et x = (a+b) + (a^2 + ab + b^2) + (a^3 + a^2(b) + a(b^2) + b^3) ......

multiply both the sides by (a-b).

x(a-b) = (a^2-b^2) + (a^3 - b^3) + (a^4 - b^) + ......

use GP. the question is prety easy :)

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a slight typo there.

it is (a^4-b^4).. :)

sorry.

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 Just multiply and divide the expression by (a-b) and sum it.

 

 

The expression will become

 

 

S = [(a2-b2) + (a3-b3) + (a4-b4) +..........]/(a-b)   

                                                                                               

( Sum of infinite GP 1+a+a2+a3+...... = 1/(1-a) ----------- (Geometric Progressions formula) )

 

 

So a2+a3+a4+.... = a2/(1-a).

 

 

So S = [ (a2+a3+....) - (b2+b3+.....) ] / (a-b)

 

 

 

So S = [ a2/(1-a) - b2/(1-b) ] / (a-b)

 

 

 

 

or S = (a+b-ab)/[(1-a)(1-b)]

 

 

 

 

 

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13 Feb 2012 23:42:31 IST
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I DONT KNOW I AM RIGHT OR WRONG

LET 

A=      (a+b)+  (a^2 +ab+b^2) +(a^3+a^2b+ab^2+b^3)+..........................

A=      (a+a^2+a^3+................)+(b+b^2+b^3+........)+(ab+  (a^2b+ab^2)+(a^3.b+a^2.b^2+a.b^3)+........)

A=      (a+a^2+a^3+..............)+(b+b^2+b^3+.......)+(ab + ab.(a+b)+ ab.(a^2+ab+b^2)+..................... )

A=      (a+a^2+a^3+............)+(b+b^2+b^3+......)+ab(1+     (a+b)+ (a^2+ab+b^2)+..........................)

A=      (a+a^2+a^3+.........)+(b+b^2+b^3+.....)+ab(1+A)

A -ab.A=(a+a^2+a^3+...........)+(b+b^2+b^3+.................)+ab

A(1-ab)=(a+a^2+a^3+...........)+(b+b^2+b^3+................)+ab

as i know you are not fool you will never say that  a and b are greater or equal to -1 or lesser or equal to -1

so

A(1-ab)=            a/(1-a)+ b/(1-b)  +ab

after this solve by yourself

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 a mistake in last 5th line it is  1       not -1




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