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प्रश्न

Find the sum of the following geometric progression:

1, 3, 9, 27, ... to 8 terms;

उत्तर

 Here, a = 1 and r = 3.

\[\therefore S_8 = a\left( \frac{r^8 - 1}{r - 1} \right) \]

\[ = 1 \left( \frac{3^8 - 1}{3 - 1} \right) \]

\[ = \frac{6561 - 1}{2}\]

\[ = 3280\]

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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 1.2 | पृष्ठ २७

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