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    Introduction To:: Geometric Sequence and Series

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    This document introduces geometric sequences and series. It defines a geometric sequence as a sequence where each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. It provides the example of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80...and explains the pattern of multiplying by 2. The nth term of a geometric sequence is defined as ar^n-1. A geometric series is a series formed from the terms of a geometric sequence. The document explains the formulas for calculating the sum of an infinite geometric series if the ratio r is between -1 and 1, and the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence.

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    This document introduces geometric sequences and series. It defines a geometric sequence as a sequence where each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. It provides the example of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80...and explains the pattern of multiplying by 2. The nth term of a geometric sequence is defined as ar^n-1. A geometric series is a series formed from the terms of a geometric sequence. The document explains the formulas for calculating the sum of an infinite geometric series if the ratio r is between -1 and 1, and the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence.

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    This document introduces geometric sequences and series. It defines a geometric sequence as a sequence where each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. It provides the example of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80...and explains the pattern of multiplying by 2. The nth term of a geometric sequence is defined as ar^n-1. A geometric series is a series formed from the terms of a geometric sequence. The document explains the formulas for calculating the sum of an infinite geometric series if the ratio r is between -1 and 1, and the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence.

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    Introduction To:: Geometric Sequence and Series

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    This document introduces geometric sequences and series. It defines a geometric sequence as a sequence where each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant ratio. It provides the example of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80...and explains the pattern of multiplying by 2. The nth term of a geometric sequence is defined as ar^n-1. A geometric series is a series formed from the terms of a geometric sequence. The document explains the formulas for calculating the sum of an infinite geometric series if the ratio r is between -1 and 1, and the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence.

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    Introduction to:

    GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES

    Geometric Sequence

    Ageometric sequenceis a sequence such that any element


    after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding element
    by a constant called thecommon ratiowhich is denoted by r.
    The common ratio (r) is obtained by dividing any term by the
    preceding term, i.e.,

    The sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, .... is an example of a geometric


    sequence. The pattern is that we are always multiplying by a
    fixed number of 2 to the previous term to get to the next term.

    Be careful that you don't think that every sequence that has a
    pattern in multiplication is geometric. It is geometric if you are
    always multiplying by the SAME number each time.

    nth or General Term


    of a Geometric Sequence

    where

    is the first term of the sequence


    and r is the common ratio.

    Geometric Series

    It is a series of numbers or quantities in geometric progression.

    There are two types of Geometric Series, the infinite and finite
    geometric series

    The Sum of an Infinite Geometric Series

    The Sum of the First n Terms of a


    Finite Geometric Sequence

    If -1 < r < 1 (or


    ), then the sum of
    the infinite geometric series

    in which is the first term and


    r is the common ratio is given by

    is the first term of the sequence and


    r is the common ratio.
    If ,
    the infinite series does NOT have a sum.

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