Question 1154283

Find the sum of a 10-term geometric sequence when the first term is 3 and the last term is 59,049 and select the correct answer below.

options are:

A) 177,147
B) 88,572
C) 88,575
D) 177,144

please include explanations!!
<pre><b>10<sup>rd</sup></b> term: {{{matrix(1,3, a[n], "=", a[1]r^(n - 1))}}} 
       {{{matrix(6,3, a[10], "=", 3r^9,
"59,049", "=", 3r^9,
"59,049"/3, "=", r^9,
"19,683", "=", r^9,
"19,683"^(1/9), "=", r,
3, "=", r)}}}        Sum of a GP: {{{highlight_green(matrix(5,3, S[n], "=", (a[1] - a[n] * r)/(1 - r),
S[10], "=", (3 - "59,049" * 3)/(1 - 3),
S[10], "=", (3 - "177,147")/(1 - 3),
S[10], "=", - ("177,144")/(- 2),
S[10], "=", highlight("88,572"))))}}}