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Given that………………………..

Given that………………………..-example-1
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\sum^(\infty)_(n=1) (a/b)^n=5 \\ \\ =(a/b)/(1-(a)/(b))=5 \\ \\ (a)/(b-a) =5 \\ \\ (a)/(b)=(5)/(6)

So, we need to find


\sum^(\infty)_(n=1) n(5/6)^n</p><p>

Let this sum be S.

Then,


S=(5/6)+2(5/6)^2 +3(5/6)^3+\cdots \\ \\ (5)/(6)S=(5/6)^2 + 2(5/6)^3+\cdots \\ \\ \implies (1)/(6)S=(5/6)+(5/6)^2+(5/6)^3+\cdots=5 \\ \\ \implies S=\boxed{30}

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