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question 18:Evaluate: summation from n equals 2 to 8 of 12 times 4 tenths to the n plus 1 power period Round to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)

question 18:Evaluate: summation from n equals 2 to 8 of 12 times 4 tenths to the n-example-1
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Given:


\sum_{n\mathop{=}2}^812(0.4)^(n+1)

Required:

Sum of the numbers

Step-by-step explanation:

Let


A_n=\sum_{n\mathop{=}2}^812(0.4)^(n+1)

when n = 2, Aₙ becomes


A_2=12(0.4)^(2+1)=12*(0.4)^3=0.768

when n = 3, Aₙ becomes


A_3=12(0.4)^(3+1)=12*(0.4)^4=0.3072

when n = 4, Aₙ becomes


A_4=12(0.4)^(4+1)=12*0.4^5=0.12288

when n = 5, Aₙ becomes


A_5=12(0.4)^(5+1)=12*0.4^6=0.049152

when n = 6, Aₙ becomes


A_6=12(0.4)^(6+1)=12*0.4^7=0.0196608

when n = 7, Aₙ becomes


A_7=12(0.4)^(7+1)=12*0.4^8=0.007866432

when n = 8, Aₙ becomes


A_8=12(0.4)^(8+1)=12*0.4^9=0.003145728

So now,


\begin{gathered} A=A_1+A_2+A_3+A_4+A_5+A_6+A_7+A_8 \\ \\ A=0.768+0.3072+0.12288+0.049152+0.0196608+0.00786432+0.003145728 \\ \\ A=1.277902848\approx1.28 \end{gathered}

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