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Find the Sum of the Following Geometric Progression: 2, 6, 18, ... to 7 Terms;

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प्रश्न

Find the sum of the following geometric progression:

2, 6, 18, ... to 7 terms;

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उत्तर

Here, a = 2 and r = 3.

\[\therefore S_7 = a\left( \frac{r^7 - 1}{r - 1} \right) \]

\[ = 2 \left( \frac{3^7 - 1}{3 - 1} \right) \]

\[ = 2187 - 1\]

\[ = 2186\]

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अध्याय 20: Geometric Progression - Exercise 20.3 [पृष्ठ २७]

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अध्याय 20 Geometric Progression
Exercise 20.3 | Q 1.1 | पृष्ठ २७

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