Solve the Problem $1 + 9 r + 7 r ^ { 2 } + 9 r ^ { 3 } + r ^ { 4 } + 9 r ^ { 5 } + 7 r ^ { 6 } + 9 a ^ { 7 } + r ^ { 8 } \ldots$

question 21

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Find the sum of the infinite series $1 + 9 r + 7 r ^ { 2 } + 9 r ^ { 3 } + r ^ { 4 } + 9 r ^ { 5 } + 7 r ^ { 6 } + 9 a ^ { 7 } + r ^ { 8 } \ldots$ for those values of $r$ for which it converges.

• A) \(\frac { 9 r ^ { 3 } + 7 r ^ { 2 } + 9 r + 7 } { 1 - r ^ { 4 } }\)
• B) \(\frac { 7 r ^ { 3 } + 9 r ^ { 2 } + 7 r + 1 } { 1 - r ^ { 4 } }\)
• C) \(\frac { 7 r ^ { 3 } + 9 r ^ { 2 } + 7 r + 9 } { 1 - r ^ { 4 } }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 r ^ { 3 } + 7 r ^ { 2 } + 9 r + 1 } { 1 - r ^ { 4 } }\)

Calculate savings and costs over a lifetime resulting from personal habits and lifestyle choices.

Interpret the impact of new discoveries on the economics of exhaustible resources.

Evaluate the financial returns of education and how they vary with factors like prestige of the institution.

Understand the concept and importance of precedent in legal decision-making.

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