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Correct answer: 3
Step 1: Calculate the sum of the infinite geometric series, .
The given infinite geometric series has the first term and the common ratio . The sum is denoted by .
Case 1: k = 1 For , the first term is . The common ratio is . Since the first term is 0, the series is , and its sum is .
Case 2: k > 1 (i.e., k = 2, 3, ..., 100) For these values of , the common ratio . Thus, the sum of the infinite geometric series converges and is given by the formula . Since , we have: So, we have and for .
Step 2: Evaluate the expression inside the summation.
We need to evaluate the sum . Let's analyze the term inside the absolute value, .
- For : .
- For : .
To handle the absolute value, let's determine the sign of the quadratic factor . The roots of the equation are . Numerically, these roots are approximately 0.38 and 2.62. The parabola opens upwards, so the expression is negative between the roots.
- For , .
- For , .
- For , . For all , the expression is positive.
Step 3: Calculate the summation.
We can split the summation based on the sign of the term:
- .
- .
- For , since both and are positive, .
The summation becomes: Let's simplify the general term for by rewriting the numerator: So, the term is: This is a telescoping series. Let . Then the term is .
The sum is: Now, we calculate and : So, .
Putting it all together, the value of the full summation is:
Step 4: Calculate the final value of the expression.
The entire expression is: . First, let's simplify the term : Now, substitute the results from the previous steps:
The final value of the expression is 3.
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