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Let the first term of the infinite geometric series be 'a' and the common ratio be 'r'.
Since the sum of the series is 3, we have:
a/(1-r) = 3 (1)
The sum of the cubes of the terms is given by:
a³/(1-r³) = 27/19 (2)
From equation (1), we have a = 3(1-r).
Substituting this into equation (2), we get:
[3(1-r)]³/(1-r³) = 27/19
27(1-r)³/(1-r³)=27/19
19(1-r)³ = 1-r³
19(1 - 3r + 3r² - r³) = 1 - r³
19 - 57r + 57r² - 19r³ = 1 - r³
18r³ - 57r² + 57r - 18 = 0
Dividing by 3:
6r³ - 19r² + 19r - 6 = 0
By observation, r = 2/3 is a root.
We can factor the cubic equation as follows:
(3r-2)(2r²-5r+3) = 0
(3r-2)(2r-3)(r-1) = 0
The possible values of r are 2/3, 3/2, and 1. Since |r| < 1 for an infinite geometric series to converge and the terms are positive, we must have r = 2/3.
Therefore, the common ratio is 2/3 or 23.