Answer
86
Work Step by Step
Finding the sum using the properties of sequences, we find:
$$\sum _{n=1}^7\left(-1\right)^{n-1}\cdot \:2^n \\ 2\cdot \frac{1-\left(-2\right)^7}{1-\left(-2\right)} \\86$$
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