Consider the series 1/3 +1/9+1+27+1+81 +...... the first partial sums are s1=1/3, s2 =4/9, s3=13/27, s4=40/81. Determine the numerator of the nth partial sum sn= ???/3n. What can you say about the series? Explain

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Consider the series 1/3 +1/9+1+27+1+81 +...... the first partial sums are s1=1/3, s2 =4/9, s3=13/27, s4=40/81. Determine the numerator of the nth partial sum sn= ???/3n. What can you say about the series? Explain

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