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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the sum of the first eight terms of a geometric series whose first term is 3 and whose common ratio is 1/2?

Nnesha (nnesha):

do you know the formula to find sum of geometric ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help me

Nnesha (nnesha):

when common ration is less than one then lrl <1 you have to use this formula to \[\frac{ a }{ 1-r }\]

Nnesha (nnesha):

wehre a is first term r=1/2

Nnesha (nnesha):

substitute a and r for their values then solve

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