SOLUTION: Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the series 1 + 8 + 64 + 512 + ... Please help, I guess I am just unsure of the formula I should use for this...thanks

SOLUTION: Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the series 1 + 8 + 64 + 512 + ... Please help, I guess I am just unsure of the formula I should use for this...thanks

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Question 206718This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry structure and method book 2
: Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the series
1 + 8 + 64 + 512 + ...
Please help, I guess I am just unsure of the formula I should use for this...thanks
This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry structure and method book 2

Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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