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10.2 Working with Geometric Series

1 min readjune 18, 2024

Avanish Gupta

Avanish Gupta

Avanish Gupta

Avanish Gupta


AP Calculus AB/BC ♾️

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What is a Geometric Series?

It’s time for us to learn our first convergence test! However this can only be done with a special type of series called a geometric series. Just what is a geometric series, though? Let’s see!
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The Geometric Series Test

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Problems

1. What are geometric series?
2. Describe the geometric series test.
For the following sequences, find its formula, see if the corresponding infinite series is convergent or divergent and find its value if possible.
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