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Section 10.4 Geometric series

Introduction goes here.
  • A geometric sequence is a sequence in which the terms are in a constant common ratio from one to the next.
  • A geometric series is the infinite sum.
  • Sum of a geometric series: shift and subtract
  • Graph the function... it only converges when \(-1\lt x\lt 1\text{.}\) Verify that this makes sense with the numerical behavior. Takeaway: we have to watch out for where any given power series converges.
  • Include Maclaurin series for \(\dfrac{1}{1+x}\text{,}\) \(\ln(1+x)\text{,}\) \(\dfrac{1}{1+x^{2}}\text{,}\) \(\arctan x\)
  • Madhava series for \(\dfrac{\pii}{4}\)