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Transcribed Image Text:Given a a₁ = 2 and r=-3. Find Sy 58 1 A N 2 W S X # 3 E D $ 4 R F geometrie series with % 5 V O T G MacBook Pro ^ 6 O B Y & 7 H U N 14 +00 8 J 1 M 9 < * K O O L P 11
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Step 1

The first term of the geometric series is

a1 = 2

Common ratio of the geometric series is

r = -3

Formula Used:

Sn = a1rn-1r-1                     ..........1

To evaluate: The value of S8

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