Solved: Use the formula for the sum of the first n integers and/or the formula for the

Chapter 5, Problem 29

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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 in 20–29 or to write them in closed form.

\(1 − 2 + 2^{2} − 2^{3} +· · ·+(−1)^{n}2^{n}\), where n is a positive integer.

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1 − 2 + 2^2 − 2^3 +· · ·+(−1)^n2^n

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