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domain for sum of geometric series

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  • From: Frank Buss <fb at frank-buss.de>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 03:38:06 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

If I enter Sum[p^i, {i, 0, Infinity}] Mathematica says, it is 1/(1-p), but 
doesn't say something about the domain for p: 1/(1-p) is only valid for
-1<p<1. How can I display the domain and why Mathematica doesn't say me the 
other result, infinity for p>=1 and p<=-1?

PS: you can find a nice animation for the geometric series at 
http://www.matheprisma.de/Module/Craps/summe.htm

-- 
Frank Buß, fb at frank-buss.de
http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de


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