Use the formula for the sum of the first n
Chapter 5, Problem 29E(choose chapter or problem)
Use the formula for the sum of the first n integers and/or the formula for the sum of a geometric sequence to evaluate the sums to write them in closed form.Execise1 –2 + 22 –23 + … + (–1)n2n, where n is a positive integer
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