Answer:
Option D. is the correct option.
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question expression that represents the kth term of a certain sequence is not written properly.
The expression is
.
We have to find the sum of first 10 terms of the infinite sequence represented by the expression given as
.
where k is from 1 to 10.
By the given expression sequence will be ![\frac{1}{2},\frac{(-1)}{4},\frac{1}{8}.......](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2C%5Cfrac%7B%28-1%29%7D%7B4%7D%2C%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B8%7D.......)
In this sequence first term "a" = ![\frac{1}{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D)
and common ratio in each successive term to the previous term is 'r' = ![\frac{\frac{(-1)}{4}}{\frac{1}{2} }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B%5Cfrac%7B%28-1%29%7D%7B4%7D%7D%7B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%20%7D)
r = ![-\frac{1}{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D)
Since the sequence is infinite and the formula to calculate the sum is represented by
[Here r is less than 1]
![S=\frac{\frac{1}{2} }{1+\frac{1}{2}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=S%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%20%7D%7B1%2B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D)
![S=\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{3}{2} }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=S%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%7B%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B2%7D%20%7D)
S = ![\frac{1}{3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D)
Now we are sure that the sum of infinite terms is
.
Therefore, sum of 10 terms will not exceed ![\frac{1}{3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D)
Now sum of first two terms = ![\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{4}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D)
Now we are sure that sum of first 10 terms lie between
and ![\frac{1}{3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D)
Since ![\frac{1}{2}>\frac{1}{3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%3E%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D)
Therefore, Sum of first 10 terms will lie between
and
.
Option D will be the answer.