what is the sum of the geometric sequence -4,24,-144, if there are 7 terms
719,835
119,973
-119,973
-719,835 , these all are the right answers .
Hello,
The ratio of this geometric sequence is -6.
\(u_{1} =-4\\
u_{2} =-4*(-6)=24\\
u_{3} =-4*(-6)^2=-4*36=-144\\
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u_{7} =-4*(-6)^6=-186624\\\\
-4+(-4)*(-6)+(-4)*(-6)^2+(-4)(-6)^3+...+(-4)*(-6)^6\\\\
=-4(1+(-6)+(-6)^2+(-6)^3+...+(-6)^6)\\\\
=-4*(\frac{-6)^7-1}{(-6)-1} =\frac{-4}{-7}*(-279936-1)\\\\
=-159964\)