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10-2 Infinite Series 无穷级数
An infinite series is the sum of an infinite sequence of numbers a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + ⋯ + a n + … a_1+a_2+a_3+\dots+a_n+\dots a1+a2+a3+⋯+an+… The number a n a_n an is the n n nth term of the series.The sequence { S n } \{S_n\} {
Sn} defined by
S 1 = a 1 S 2 = a 1 + a 2 S 3 = a 1 + a 2 + a 3 ⋮ S n = a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + ⋯ + a n = ∑ k = 1 n a k ⋮ \begin{array}{lcl} S_1 & = & a_1 \\ S_2 & = & a_1+a_2\\ S_3 & = & a_1+a_2+a_3\\ &\vdots\\ S_n & = & a_1+a_2+a_3+\dots+a_n &=& \sum\limits_{k=1}^n{a_k}\\ &\vdots \end{array} S1S2S3Sn===⋮=⋮a1a1+a2a1+a2+a3a1+a2+a3+⋯+an=k=1∑nakis the sequence of partial sums of the series, the number S n S_n Snbeing the n n