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11TH•Mathematics•Sequences And Series•Exercise 6.7

6.7 Geometric Series

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Find the sum of first 15 terms of the G.P., 1, 13, 19, …1,\ \dfrac{1}{3},\ \dfrac{1}{9},\ \ldots.

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G.P.: (1,\ \dfrac{1}{3},\ \dfrac{1}{9},\ \ldots)

(a=1), (r=\dfrac{1}{3}), (n=15)

[ S_{15} = \dfrac{1-\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)^{15}}{1-\dfrac{1}{3}} = \dfrac{3}{2}\left(1-\dfrac{1}{3^{15}}\right) ]

Answer: (\dfrac{3}{2}\left(1-\dfrac{1}{3^{15}}\right))

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