(2) Prove by induction the standard formula for the sum of the first n + 1 terms of a geometric series with ratio r+ 1: Sapt = a(rn+1-1)- r - 1 k=0

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Section10.3: Geometric Sequences
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Prove by induction the standard formula for the sum of the first n + 1 terms of a geometric series with ratio r = 1:

 

(2) Prove by induction the standard formula for
the sum of the first n + 1 terms of a geometric
series with ratio r+ 1:
Sapt = a(rn+1-1)-
r - 1
k=0
Transcribed Image Text:(2) Prove by induction the standard formula for the sum of the first n + 1 terms of a geometric series with ratio r+ 1: Sapt = a(rn+1-1)- r - 1 k=0
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