Sum to infinity with undetermined range

Sum to infinity with undetermined range

IB Year 5 | Grade 11

Consider the function

\[S_n(x) = 1 + \frac{2}{1+x} + \left( \frac{2}{1+x} \right)^2 + \dots + \left( \frac{2}{1+x} \right)^n, \quad x \neq -1.\]

Determine the set of values of \(x\) for which the sum to infinity \(S(x)\) exists.

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Answer:x < -3 or x > 1

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