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Question Number 12828 by 786786AM last updated on 03/May/17
The value of the infinite product  (√3) ∙ (9)^(1/4)  ∙ ((27))^(1/8)  ∙ ((81))^(1/(16))  ...to ∞  is equal to ____.
$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{infinite}\:\mathrm{product} \\ $$$$\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}\:\centerdot\:\sqrt[{\mathrm{4}}]{\mathrm{9}}\:\centerdot\:\sqrt[{\mathrm{8}}]{\mathrm{27}}\:\centerdot\:\sqrt[{\mathrm{16}}]{\mathrm{81}}\:…\mathrm{to}\:\infty\:\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{equal}\:\mathrm{to}\:\_\_\_\_. \\ $$
Answered by prakash jain last updated on 04/May/17
3^(1/2) ∙3^(2/4) ∙3^(3/8) ...=3^(((1/2)+(2/2^2 )+(3/2^3 )+(4/2^4 )+...)) =3^S   S=(1/2)+(2/2^2 )+(3/2^3 )+(4/2^4 )+...  (i)  (S/2)=       (1/2^2 )+(2/2^3 )+(3/2^4 )+....  (ii)  subtracting (ii) from (i)  (S/2)=(1/2)+(1/2^2 )+(1/2^3 )+(1/2^4 )+...=((1/2)/(1−1/2))=1  S=2  3^S =3^2 =9
$$\mathrm{3}^{\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{2}} \centerdot\mathrm{3}^{\mathrm{2}/\mathrm{4}} \centerdot\mathrm{3}^{\mathrm{3}/\mathrm{8}} …=\mathrm{3}^{\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{3}} }+\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{4}} }+…\right)} =\mathrm{3}^{{S}} \\ $$$${S}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{3}} }+\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{4}} }+…\:\:\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\frac{{S}}{\mathrm{2}}=\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{3}} }+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{4}} }+….\:\:\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${subtracting}\:\left({ii}\right)\:{from}\:\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\frac{{S}}{\mathrm{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{3}} }+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{4}} }+…=\frac{\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{2}}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${S}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}^{{S}} =\mathrm{3}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{9} \\ $$
Commented by mrW1 last updated on 04/May/17
very nice trick!
$${very}\:{nice}\:{trick}! \\ $$

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