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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the sum of the geometric sequence 1, 4, 16, … if there are 8 terms?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

42372 what i got

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a lot of multiplying and dividing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1 4 16 64 256 1024 4096 16384

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1, 4, 16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

21,845 87,381 42,372 55,987 the answers that are given

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then it is A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes tht makes more sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

explain please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you add all the terms above you get 21845

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= (4^8 -1 ) / 3 = 21,845

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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