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Geometric sequences calculator

This tool can help you find $n^{th}$ term and the sum of the first $n$ terms of a geometric progression. Also, this calculator can be used to solve more complicated problems. For example, the calculator can find the first term ($a_1$) and common ratio ($r$) if $a_2 = 6$ and $a_5 = 48$. The calculator will generate all the work with detailed explanation.

Geometric Sequences Calculator
Find n - th term and the sum of the first n terms.
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Geometric Sequences Calculator
Find first term and/or common ratio.
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Find number of terms.
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example 1:ex 1:
Find the sum $\sum\limits_{i=0}^{12} 3 \cdot 2^i$.
example 2:ex 2:
Find the common ratio if the fourth term in geometric series is $\frac{4}{3}$ and the eighth term is $\frac{64}{243}$.
example 3:ex 3:
The first term of a geometric progression is 1, and the common ratio is 5 determine how many terms must be added together to give a sum of 3906.

Definition:

Geometric sequence is a list of numbers where each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a constant. The constant is called the common ratio ($r$).

Formulas:

The formula for finding $n^{th}$ term of a geometric progression is $\color{blue}{a_n = a_1 \cdot r^{n-1}}$, where $\color{blue}{a_1}$ is the first term and $\color{blue}{r}$ is the common ratio. The formulas for the sum of first $n$ numbers are $\color{blue}{S_n = a_1 \frac{1-r^n}{1-r}}$.

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