2. Ifr + 1, show that for any positive integer n, a + ar + ar +...+ ar" = a(rn+1 – 1) - r - 1 the Sooond D..

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2. Ifr + 1, show that for any positive integer n,
a + ar + ar +...+ ar" =
a(rn+1 – 1)
-
r - 1
the Sooond D..
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