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What is the n term of 1+2+4+8+16+32+..............

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Answer:


2^(n-1)

Explanation:


\text{It is a geometric series.}\\\\\text{First term,}~ a = 1\\\\\text{Common ratio,}~ r = \frac 21 = 2\\\\\text{Nth term,}~ a_n = a r^(n-1)\\\\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=1\cdot 2^(n-1)\\\\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=2^(n-1)

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