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  • 23-04-2021
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Write the sum using summation notation, assuming the suggested pattern continues. 4 - 12 + 36 - 108 + ...

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Answer:

  [tex]\displaystyle S_n=\sum_{k=1}^n{4(-3)^{k-1}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The first term of this geometric series is 4. The common ratio is -12/4 = -3, so the general term is ...

  an = 4·(-3)^(n-1)

The sum is the sum of terms of this form.

  [tex]\displaystyle S_n=\sum_{k=1}^n{4(-3)^{k-1}}[/tex]

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