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a.
The term for which the sum of the first three terms are one less than that term, where sequence starts with
b.
The term for which the sum of the first four terms is one less than that, where sequence starts with
c.
The term for which the sum of the first five terms is one less than that term, where sequence starts with
d.
The conjecture regarding the sum of the first
e.
The sum of the first
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