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Module 2: Mathematical Induction & Counting Techniques.

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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 aa and common ratio rr:
∑j=0narj=a+ar+ar2+⋯+arn=arn+1−ar−1\sum_{j=0}^{n} ar^j = a + ar + ar^2 + \dots + ar^n = \frac{ar^{n+1} - a}{r-1}
when $r
e 1where where n$ is a non-negative integer.

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