Calculate the sum

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tanmoy
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Calculate the sum

Unread post by tanmoy » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:55 pm

$6+66+666+6666...+\underbrace{666...6} n6's (n\geq 1)$
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Re: Calculate the sum

Unread post by Nirjhor » Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:31 pm

\[\begin{eqnarray}
6+66+666+\cdot\cdot\cdot+\underbrace{666...666}_{n~6's}&=&\sum_{k=1}^{n}\left[\dfrac{6}{9}\left(10^k-1\right)\right] \\ &=& \dfrac{6}{9}\sum_{k=1}^n \left(10^k-1\right)\\ &=&\dfrac{6}{9}\left(\sum_{k=1}^n 10^k-\sum_{k=1}^n 1\right) \\&=& \dfrac 6 9 \left(\dfrac{10^{n+1}-10}{9}-n\right) \\ &=& \boxed{\dfrac{2}{27}\left(10^{n+1}-9n-10\right)}
\end{eqnarray}\]
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