Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Sequences and Series - 12.1 Geometric Sequences - 12.1 Exercises - Page 613: 36

Answer

$\frac{-63}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We are given $\Sigma\frac{3}{2}(-2)^{i}$ with $a=\frac{3}{2}, r=-2$ the summation is from $i=0$ to $n-1=5 \rightarrow n=6$ using the formula $S_{n}=\frac{a(r^{n}-1)}{r-1}$ $r \ne 1 $ gives $S_5=\frac{3}{2}(\frac{(-2)^{6}-1}{-2-1})$ $=\frac{-63}{2}$
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