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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP!!! MEDAL WILL BE REWARDED!!! PLEASE HELP!!!! Write the sum using summation notation, assuming the suggested pattern continues. 3 - 15 + 75 - 375 + ... Very confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

looks like you are multiplying by \(-3\) each time

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So does it converge?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops i mean \(-5\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you could write it as \[\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}3\times (-5)^k\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohhh okay, I gotcha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh heck no it doesn't converge! the terms vary wildly

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