SOLUTION: Can you help me please? Thank you very much! _I appreciate it! This is the exercise: Without solving for the number of terms, determine the sum of the series, below, using

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Question 352283: Can you help me please?
Thank you very much!
_I appreciate it!
This is the exercise:
Without solving for the number of terms, determine the sum of the series, below, using a formula. Do not round answer, please.
144+72+36+...+0.5625
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the ratio between consecutive terms (r) is 1/2

the sum of the series is ___ [(first term)-(last term)] / (1 - r)