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find the sum of the first seven terms of the following sequence round to the nearest hundredth if necessary 6,-10,50/3

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Problem: find the sum of the first seven terms of the following sequence round to the nearest hundredth if necessary

6,-10,50/3

Solution: We have that the terms of the sequence are part of a geometric sequence. So, If a sequence is geometric there are ways to find the sum of the first n terms, denoted Sn, without actually adding all of the terms. To find the sum of the first Sn terms of a geometric sequence uses the formula 1:


S_n=\text{ }\frac{a_1(1-r^n)_{}}{1-r}_{}

with r not equal to 1, and where n is the number of terms, a_1 is the first term and r is the common ratio. The common ratio is the ratio between a term and the term preceding it. Then in our case, a_1 = 6 and the common ratio is:


r\text{ =}(-10)/(6)\text{ = }(-5)/(3)

so, replacing the common radius and the first term in formula 1, (for n = 7) we have:


S_7=\text{ }\frac{a_1(1-r^n)_{}}{1-r}_{}=\text{ }\frac{6_{}(1-(-(5)/(3))^7)_{}}{1-(-(5)/(3))}\text{ = }(20078)/(243)

then, we can conclude that the sum of the first seven terms :


S_7=\text{ }(20078)/(243)\text{ = 82.625}\approx83

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