College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.3 - Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series - 9.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 664: 46

Answer

$5\displaystyle \left[ 1-\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{n} \right]$

Work Step by Step

We can write the sum as $S=\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{n}2\cdot(\frac{3}{5})^{n-1}$ Apply THEOREM: Sum of the First $n$ Terms of a Geometric Sequence $S_{n}=\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{n}a_{1}r^{k-1}=a_{1}\cdot\frac{1-r^{n}}{1-r},\quad r\neq 0,1$ $=2\displaystyle \left[\frac{1-\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{n}}{1-\frac{3}{5}}\right]$ $=2\displaystyle \left[\frac{1-\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{n}}{\frac{2}{5}}\right]$ $=5\displaystyle \left[ 1-\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{n} \right]$
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