Q.
The sum of infinite series 1−3x+5x2−7x3+.........∞, |x|<1 is equal to 2, thenx is:
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a
14(−5±17)
b
−14(5+17)
c
(17−5)/4
d
None of these
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
S=1−3x+5x2−7x3+............. xS=x−3x2+5x3−........ ⇒(1+x)S=1−2[x−x2+x3−........] ⇒S=1+x−2x(1+x)2=1−x(1+x)2=2 [∵ |x|<1] ⇒ 2x2+5x+1=0 ⇒x=(−5±17)/4 ⇒ x=(17−5)/4 as |−5−174|>1
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