document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885548>Question 885548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence in which a1=10 and r=1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=10*(1 - 1/2^5)/(1 - 1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=t*(1 - r^n)/(1 - r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "155/8  </SPAN>\n" );
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