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  • 01-08-2018
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what is the sum of an 8th term geometric series if the first term is -11, the last term is 180,224, and the common ratio is -4

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sqdancefan
sqdancefan sqdancefan
  • 02-08-2018

The sum of n terms is given from the first term and the common ratio by

[tex]S_{n}=a_{1}\dfrac{r^{n}-1}{r-1}[/tex]

For your given values of a1=-11, r=-4, n=8, the sum of 8 terms is

[tex]S_{8}=(-11)\dfrac{(-4)^{8}-1}{-4-1}=(-11)\dfrac{65535}{-5}\\\\=144177[/tex]

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