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What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the Geometric Serie: 4 + 16 +64+.....+ 4^10

User Lachlan
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Step-by-step explanation:
This is a geometric sequence with initial term
1
and common ratio
4
:
a
1
=
1
a
n
=
a
1

4
n

1
=
4
n

1
10

n
=
1

4
n

1
=
1
3
(
4

1
)
10

n
=
1

4
n

1
=
1
3
(
4
10

n
=
1

4
n

1

10

n
=
1

4
n

1
)
=
1
3
(
11

n
=
2

4
n

1

10

n
=
1

4
n

1
)
=
1
3


4
10
+
10

n
=
2

4
n

1

1

10

n
=
2

4
n

1


=
1
3
(
4
10

1
)
=
1
3
(
2
20

1
)
=
1
3
(
1048576

1
)
#=1048575/3#
=
349525
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