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What is the sum of the first (7) terms of the geometric progression (4,12,36,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: 4372

Here, the first term is \(a=4\), the common ratio is \(r=3\), and the number of terms is \(n=7\). The sum of the first \(n\) terms of a GP is \(S_n=\frac{a(r^n-1)}{r-1}\). Therefore, \(S_7=\frac{4(3^7-1)}{3-1}=\frac{4(2187-1)}{2}=4372\). Hence, 4372 is correct. An answer such as 4374 can result from a small error while evaluating \(3^7-1\) or dividing. Exam tip: write down \(a\), \(r\), and \(n\) separately before substituting in the formula.

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Geometric ProgressionSum Of GpFinite SeriesSequences And ProgressionsClass 9 MathematicsMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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