Sequence And Series Question 548

Question: The sum of the series $ 1+\frac{1}{4.2,!}+\frac{1}{16.4,!}+\frac{1}{64.6,!}+….. $ and inf. is

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Options:

A) $ \frac{e-1}{2\sqrt{e}} $

B) $ \frac{e+1}{2\sqrt{e}} $

C) $ \frac{e-1}{\sqrt{e}} $

D) $ \frac{e+1}{\sqrt{e}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \frac{e^{x}+{e^{-x}}}{2}=1+\frac{x^{2}}{2,!}+\frac{x^{4}}{4,!}+\frac{x^{6}}{6,!}+….\infty $ Putting $ x=\frac{1}{2} $ , we get $ 1+\frac{1}{4,.,2,!}+\frac{1}{16.4,!}+\frac{1}{64.6!}+…\infty $ $ =\frac{{e^{1/2}}+{e^{-1/2}}}{2}=\frac{e+1}{2\sqrt{e}} $ .