Can somebody please help me with this Algebra 2 question?
John has taken out a loan for college. He started paying off the loan with a first payment of $100. Each month he pays, he wants to pay back 1.1 times as the amount he paid the month before. Explain to John how to represent his first 20 payments in sigma notation. Then explain how to find the sum of his first 20 payments, using complete sentences. Explain why this series is convergent or divergent.

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Can somebody please help me with this Algebra 2 question?
John has taken out a loan for college. He started paying off the loan with a first payment of $100. Each month he pays, he wants to pay back 1.1 times as the amount he paid the month before. Explain to John how to represent his first 20 payments in sigma notation. Then explain how to find the sum of his first 20 payments, using complete sentences. Explain why this series is convergent or divergent.

anonymous · Answer

@mathmale @dg2 @Jake_Roach @karatechopper

anonymous · Answer

Would this be correct  for the expression part of the sigma notation?
100 - (1.1)^(n-1)'
or maybe this?
100(1.1)^(n-1)

anonymous · Answer

@Orion1213 plz help

anonymous · Answer

i will try... have to review my notes first on your problem... others might have the idea already... $\ddot\smile$

anonymous · Answer

ok, thanks @Orion1213

anonymous · Answer

https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20140529111740AAPqa78

anonymous · Answer

i need the equation for the geometric sequence though @dg2

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/533c2384e4b0a3bca1262fe0

anonymous · Answer

see helps you most @helpmepeople

anonymous · Answer

thanks @dg2