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第 14 週 · 等差與等比數列 · 第 5 節

無限等比求和:當 |r| < 1

1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + … 無限加下去,竟然剛好等於 1。當公比 |r| < 1,無限項的和有個有限的「極限和」S∞ = a/(1−r)。把收斂從零講透,配滿圖例。

▶ 第一關: 項越來越小 + 無限和收斂的直覺
1/21/41/81/161/32each term halves, shrinking toward 0
rⁿr⁴r⁵r⁶rⁿ → 0 (|r| < 1)
1/21/41/81/161/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + …→ fills the whole square= 1
▶ 第二關: 公式 S∞ = a/(1−r)
Sₙ = a(1 − rⁿ)/(1 − r)let n → ∞, and |r| < 1 :rⁿ → 0soS∞ = a(1 − 0)/(1 − r) = a/(1 − r)
S∞ = a / (1 − r)first termcommon ratiovalid ONLY when |r| < 1
a=1, r=1/2:S∞ = 1 / (1 − 1/2) = 1 / (1/2)=2dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 2
▶ 第三關: 收斂條件 |r| < 1(命門)
−101−1 < r < 1 → converges (use S∞)r ≤ −1: diverger ≥ 1: diverge
|r| ≥ 1: terms do NOT shrink → sum blows up…→ ∞r = 2: 2, 4, 8, 16, … (growing)NO finite S∞(diverges)
⚔ BOSS: 循環小數化分數 + 反求 r
0.999… = 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + …infinite geometric: a = 0.9, r = 0.1S∞ = 0.9 / (1 − 0.1) = 0.9 / 0.9=1so 0.999… is exactly 1, not approximately