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JEE Main 3 September 2020, Shift 1, Maths Q73

Question 73 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 23 of 25.

The value of

(0.16)^{\log_{2.5}\left(\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3^2}+\frac{1}{3^3}+\ldots\text{ to }\infty\right)}

is equal to __________.

Official answer

4.00

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Sequences and Series
Topic: AP and GP
Idea tested: Infinite GP Sum

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 15× in all

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