(1/9)+(1/6561)+(1/729)+(1/81)

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on Mar 16, 2025 at 10:45 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 19+16561+1729+181\frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{6561} + \frac{1}{729} + \frac{1}{81}

MathBot Answer:

19+16561+1729+181=82065610.12498094802621551592745008382868 \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{6561} + \frac{1}{729} + \frac{1}{81} = \frac{820}{6561} \approx 0.12498094802621551592745008382868


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of 19\frac{1}{9}, 16561\frac{1}{6561}, 1729\frac{1}{729}, and 181\frac{1}{81} is 65616561. 19+16561+1729+181=17299729+1165611+197299+1818181=729+1+9+816561=8206561 \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{6561} + \frac{1}{729} + \frac{1}{81} &= \frac{1 \cdot 729}{9 \cdot 729} + \frac{1 \cdot 1}{6561 \cdot 1} + \frac{1 \cdot 9}{729 \cdot 9} + \frac{1 \cdot 81}{81 \cdot 81} \\ &= \frac{729 + 1 + 9 + 81}{6561} \\ &= \frac{820}{6561} \end{aligned}