SOLUTION: Find the sum of the geometric series:16+8+4+2....

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Question 367832: Find the sum of the geometric series:16+8+4+2....
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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16+8+4+2....=16(1+1/2+1/4+1/8+...)
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