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Express each of the repeating decimals in Exercises 71–78 as a geometric series and as the quotient of two integers reduced to lowest terms.
$1.272727 . . .$

The given repeating decimal as a geometric series is $1 + \sum_{k = 0}^{\infty} 0.27 {(0.01)}^{k},$ and as the quotient of two integers reduced to lowest terms is $\frac{14}{11} .$

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Step 1. Given Information.

The given repeating decimal is $1.272727 . . .$

Step 2. Express the repeating decimal as a geometric series.

The repeating decimal as a geometric series can be expressed as

$1.272727 . . . = 1 + 0.272727 . . . = 1 + 0.27 (1 + 0.01 + {(0.01)}^{2} + {(0.01)}^{3} + . . .) = 1 + \sum_{k = 0}^{\infty} 0.27 {(0.01)}^{k}$

Step 3. Express the repeating decimal as the quotient of two integers reduced to the lowest terms.

The given repeating decimal as the quotient of two integers reduced to the lowest terms can be expressed as

$1.272727 . . . = 1 + 0.272727 . . . = 1 + 0.27 (1 + 0.01 + {(0.01)}^{2} + {(0.01)}^{3} + . . .) = 1 + \sum_{k = 0}^{\infty} 0.27 {(0.01)}^{k} Use S_{\infty} = \frac{a}{1 - r} = 1 + \frac{0.27}{1 - 0.01} = 1 + \frac{0.27}{0.99} = 1 + \frac{27}{99} = \frac{99 + 27}{99} = \frac{126}{99} = \frac{42}{33} = \frac{14}{11}$

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