A geometric progression has one million terms. The last term is 2 0 2 0 and the common ratio is 2 . What is the sum of the last 1 0 terms? Give your answer to the nearest integer.
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The common ratio of the reverse GP is the reciprocal of the common ratio of the original GP.
Using
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to indicate the reverse GP, we have:
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0
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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4
0
3
6
@Hypergeo H. , you don't need to go to the next line for a new sentence. Just continue to type. So that when the screen size changes (for example from desktop to phone), the sentences flow without breaks,
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It was intentionally broken up for emphasis, i.e. like bullet points, to make it easier to read.
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I see. Unnecessary for such a short problem statement. The statement looks broken.
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The sum of the last 1 0 terms of the geometric progression is given by:
S = 2 0 2 0 + 2 2 0 2 0 + 2 2 2 0 2 0 + ⋯ + 2 9 2 0 2 0 = 2 0 2 0 ( 1 + 2 1 + 2 2 1 + ⋯ + 2 9 1 ) = 2 0 2 0 × 1 − 2 1 1 − 2 1 0 1 = 4 0 4 0 ( 1 − 1 0 2 4 1 ) ≈ 4 0 4 0 − 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 ≈ 4 0 3 6