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algebra senior

Problem

Express the infinite series as a terminating decimal.
Solution
We start by factoring from all terms in the series to get Next we recognize the series as a geometric series and apply the formula for the sum of a geometric series : To turn the fraction into a terminating decimal, we recognize that and half of 0.03 is .
Final answer
0.015