Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Geoetric Sequences and Series - Exercise Set - Page 1074: 28

Answer

$177148$

Work Step by Step

The general formula to find the nth partial sum of a Geometric sequence is given as: $ S_{n}=\dfrac{a(1-r^n)}{(1-r)}$ $ r=\dfrac{a_2}{a_1}=\dfrac{-12}{4}=-3$ and $ n=11$ Now, $ S_{11}=\dfrac{4(1-(-3)^{11})}{(1-(-3))}=4 \times \dfrac{177148}{4}$ Our answer is: $ S_{11}=177148$
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