Question Number 104406 by Don08q last updated on 21/Jul/20
$$\:\:\:\:\mathrm{Evaluate} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{8}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{16}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{64}}\:+\:….. \\ $$
Commented by Don08q last updated on 21/Jul/20
$$\:\frac{\mathrm{1}×\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{1}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{3}×\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{4}×\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{4}} }\:+\:….. \\ $$
Answered by JDamian last updated on 21/Jul/20
$${f}\left({x}\right)\equiv\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\:\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}−{x}}\:\:\:\:\forall\mid{x}\mid<\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${f}''\left({x}\right)=\mathrm{1}\centerdot\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{2}\centerdot\mathrm{3}\centerdot{x}+\mathrm{3}\centerdot\mathrm{4}\centerdot{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{4}\centerdot\mathrm{5}\centerdot{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot= \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\left(\mathrm{1}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$$${f}''\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\right)\:=\:\mathrm{2}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{2}\centerdot\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{1}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{3}\centerdot\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{4}\centerdot\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{5}\centerdot\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{4}} }+\:\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot\:= \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\left(\mathrm{1}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} }\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\left(\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} }\:=\:\mathrm{2}\left(\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}{f}''\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\right)\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\:\frac{\mathrm{2}\centerdot\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{3}\centerdot\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{4}\centerdot\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{4}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{5}\centerdot\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{5}} }+\:\centerdot\centerdot\centerdot\:= \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$
Commented by Don08q last updated on 22/Jul/20
$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{Sir} \\ $$