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Standard XII
Mathematics
Geometric Progression
1, - a, a2, -...
Question
1
,
−
a
,
a
2
,
−
a
3
,
.
.
.
.
n
terms
(
i
f
a
≠
−
1
)
.
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Solution
r
=
−
a
1
=
−
a
I
n
=
A
r
n
−
1
(
a
=
f
i
r
s
t
t
e
r
m
)
=
1.
(
−
a
)
n
−
1
=
(
−
a
)
n
−
1
.
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