SOLUTION: find the common ratio of an infinite geometric series with first term 6 and with sum 7.5

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find the common ratio of an infinite geometric series with first term 6 and with sum 7.5
The formula for finding the sume of an infinite series is: , where S is sum, a is the first term, and r is the common ratio.
In your case, S=7.5 and a=6






or in decimal form
Happy Calculating!!!!

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