document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619397>Question 619397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can do this when the numbers are whole, but fractions are really throwing me off. Thank you for any help you can provide!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the geometric series -9/2+3/2-1/2+1/6-...+1/39366 in summation notation. Then using the formula for the sum of a geometric series, compute the sum. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "geometric series -9/2+3/2-1/2+1/6-...+1/39366<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: states <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large\ geometric series\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D=+-9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D=+-9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and r = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+%28-9%2F2%29%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+1%2F39366+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+%28-9%2F2%29%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+1%2F39366+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "       <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+-1%2F%289%2A19683%29+=+-1%2F%283%5E2%29%283%5E9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+-1%2F%289%2A19683%29+=+-1%2F%283%5E2%29%283%5E9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "               <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+-1%2F%283%5E11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29+=+-1%2F%283%5E11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  n-1 = 11, n = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sum%28+%28-9%2F2%29%28-1%2F3%29%5E%28n-1%29%2C+n=1%2C+12%29+=+%28-9%2F2%29%28%281-%28-1%2F3%29%5E12%29%2Fhighlight%284%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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