Find the sum of 10 terms of the geometric series

Question:

Find the sum of 10 terms of the geometric series $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{18}+\ldots$

 

Solution:

We need to find the sum of 10 terms of GP.

Sum of n terms of GP, with first term, a, common ratio, r,

$S_{n}=\frac{a\left(r^{n}-1\right)}{r-1}$

So, the sum of given GP up to 10 terms, with $\mathrm{a}=\sqrt{2}$,

$r=\sqrt{3}, n=10$

$S_{n}=\frac{a\left(r^{n}-1\right)}{r-1}=\frac{\sqrt{2}\left((\sqrt{3})^{10}-1\right)}{\sqrt{3}-1}$

The requires sum,  $S_{n}=\frac{\sqrt{2\left((3)^{5}-1\right)}}{\sqrt{3}-1}=467.5$

 

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