Write out the last two terms of the summation on the left side, and write out the first two terms on the right side: Subtract from both sides: 2.6868299... × 10-125 = 1.75 That's certainly false! Edwin
1000
(sigma) 7(3/4)^n =
n=2
1000
7*(sigma) (3/4)^n = [move the constant 7 outside the summation symbol]
n=2
1000
(7(3/4)^2)*(sigma) (3/4)^(n-2) = [move 2 powers of (3/4) outside the summation symbol]
n=2
998
(63/16)*(sigma) (3/4)^n [redefine the index]
n=0