You may be familiar with the formula for the sum of a finite geometric progression: if a and r are real numbers with r 1 and n is a positive integer, then Prove this by induction. n Σ k=1 ar k-1 = a(r" - 1) r-1

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You may be familiar with the formula for the sum of a finite geometric progression: if a and r are real
numbers with r 1 and n is a positive integer, then
Prove this by induction.
n
SAT
Σark-1 =
ark-1
_ a(r" — 1)
r-1
k=1
Transcribed Image Text:You may be familiar with the formula for the sum of a finite geometric progression: if a and r are real numbers with r 1 and n is a positive integer, then Prove this by induction. n SAT Σark-1 = ark-1 _ a(r" — 1) r-1 k=1
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