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Question : 99 of 106
Marks: +1, -0
Find the sum of the following series up to n terms :
(i) 5 + 55 + 555 + .....
(ii) .6 + .66 + .666 + .....
Solution:  
(i) Let SnS_n = 5 + 55 + 555 + ..... to n terms, which can be written as
SnS_n = 59\frac{5}{9} [9 + 99 + 999 + ... to n terms]
= 59\frac{5}{9} [(10 - 1) + (100 - 1) + (1000 - 1) + ... to n terms]
= 59\frac{5}{9} [(10 + 100 + 1000 + ... to n terms) - (1 + 1 + ... to n terms)]
= 59[10(10n1)101n]\frac{5}{9}\left[\frac{10(10^n-1)}{10-1} - n\right] = 59[109(10n1)n]\frac{5}{9}\left[\frac{10}{9}(10^n-1) - n\right] = 5081(10n1)5n9\frac{50}{81}(10^n-1) - \frac{5n}{9}
(ii) Let SnS_n = 0.6 + 0.66 + 0.666 + ...... to n terms, which can be written as
SnS_n = 69\frac{6}{9} [0.9 + 0.99 + 0.999 + ... to n terms]
= 69\frac{6}{9} [(1 - 0.1) + (1 - 0.01) + (1 - 0.001) + ... to n terms]
= 69\frac{6}{9} [(1 + 1 + ... to n terms) - (0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001 + ... to n terms)]
= 23[n0.11(0.1)n10.1]\frac{2}{3}\left[n - 0.1\frac{1-(0.1)^n}{1-0.1}\right] = 23[n19(1110n)]\frac{2}{3}\left[n - \frac{1}{9}\left(1-\frac{1}{10^n}\right)\right] = 2n3227(1110n)\frac{2n}{3} - \frac{2}{27}\left(1-\frac{1}{10^n}\right)
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