A Geometric Progression has the following terms: 5000, 5550, ... . Which term in this sequence would first exceed or equal 31,000?  What is the sum from the 1st term to this term?

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A Geometric Progression has the following terms: 5000, 5550, ... . Which term in this sequence would first exceed or equal 31,000?  What is the sum from the 1st term to this term?
Answer: It would exceed or equal at the 1 th term.
(Correct to 3 decial places) The sum from the 1st term to this term = 2

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