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Relevant wiki: Geometric Progression Sum
The common ratio is r = 3 2 − 1 = − 1 2 3 = 2 − 3 .
The sum of the terms of a geometric progression is given by s = 1 − r a 1 − a 1 r n where a 1 is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the number of terms. Substituting, we have
s = 1 + 2 3 3 2 − 3 2 ( 2 − 3 ) 7 = 9 6 4 6 3