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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find s10 for 1 + 25 + 125 + 625 + 3125

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

are you sure there isn't a term missing 1 + 5 + 25 + 125+...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i put 1 + 5 + 25 + 125 + 625 + 3125 that is all

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

ok... so the sum of a geometric series is \[S_{n} = \frac{a( 1 - r^n)}{r - 1}\] your 1st term is a = 1 n = 10 and you need to find the common ratio r... substitute and evaluate

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

the common ratio is what each term is being multiplied by.

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