Geometric

Geometric

Geometric

Example 2

Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the geometric sequence:

2, 6, 18, 54 …


Step 1. Determine a1, r and n.

GeometricEx2-1 , GeometricEx2-2 and GeometricEx2-3

Step 2. To find the series, substitute and solve.

GeometricEx2-4

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GeometricEx2-6

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