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R A A A A A: Sum of Terms in A Geometric Progression

A geometric sequence is a sequence where each subsequent term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. The ratio is found by dividing any term by the previous term. The nth term can be found using the formula an = a1 * rn-1, where a1 is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the term number. The sum of a geometric progression's first n terms or its infinite sum can be calculated using formulas that include the first term, common ratio, and number of terms.

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R A A A A A: Sum of Terms in A Geometric Progression

A geometric sequence is a sequence where each subsequent term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. The ratio is found by dividing any term by the previous term. The nth term can be found using the formula an = a1 * rn-1, where a1 is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the term number. The sum of a geometric progression's first n terms or its infinite sum can be calculated using formulas that include the first term, common ratio, and number of terms.

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Introduction

A geometric sequence is a sequence such that any element after the first is obtained by
multiplying the preceding element by a constant called the common ratio which is denoted by r.
The common ratio (r) is obtained by dividing any term by the preceding term, i.e.,

where r common ratio


a1 first term
a2 second term
a3 third term
an-1 the term before the n th term
an the n th term
The geometric sequence is sometimes called the geometric progression or GP, for short.
For example, the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 is a geometric sequence. Note that after the first term,
the next term is obtained by multiplying the preceding element by 3.
The geometric sequence has its sequence formation:
To find the nth term of a geometric sequence we use the formula:

where r common ratio


a1 first term
an-1 the term before the n th term
n number of terms

Sum of Terms in a Geometric Progression


Finding the sum of terms in a geometric progression is easily obtained by applying the formulas:
nth partial sum of a geometric sequence

sum to infinity

where Sn sum of GP with n terms


S∞ sum of GP with infinitely many terms
a1 the first term
r common ratio
n number of terms

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