SOLUTION: What is the S12 for tn= 2(3) ^(n-1)
S12 means Sum of 12
I attempted this several times and I got, 1062882, another time I got 531440.
I appreciate any help.
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Question 1181767: What is the S12 for tn= 2(3) ^(n-1)
S12 means Sum of 12
I attempted this several times and I got, 1062882, another time I got 531440.
I appreciate any help.
Found 4 solutions by math_helper, greenestamps, MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perl -e '$sum=0; for($i=0;$i<12; $i++) { $sum += (2*(3**($i))); print "$sum\n"; }'
2
8
26
80
242
728
2186
6560
19682
59048
177146
531440 <<< sum of first 12 terms
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S12 = 2(3)^0+2(3)^1+2(3)^2+...+2(3)^(n-1)
S12 = 2((3)^0+(3)^1+(3)^2+...+(3)^(n-1))
Apply the formula for the sum of a finite geometric series:
The second answer you show is correct.
Your first answer is
It is possible that for that answer you were using the correct formula but did the calculation incorrectly....
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
check by finding all terms:
sum:
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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