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Use mathematical induction to prove this formula for the sum of a finite number of terms of a geometric progression with initial term $a$ and common ratio $r$ :
$\sum_{j=0}^{n} ar^j = a + ar + ar^2 + \dots + ar^n = \frac{ar^{n+1} - a}{r-1}$
when $r
e 1 $where$ n$ is a non-negative integer.

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