1.   What is the sum of the first eight terms of the geometric series for which a1 = -4 and r = -2?
    A. 340 B. 1024
    C. 1020 D. 256
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  2.   Determine the sum of the geometric series for which a1 = -486, , and an = -6.
    A. 322.6 B. -726
    C. 732 D. 325
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  3.   Identify a1 in a geometric series for which S8 = 42.5 and r = -0.5.
    A. 64 B. 1.5
    C. D. 63.75
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  4.   Find the sum of a geometric series for which a1 = 23,328, an = 3, and r = .
    A. 27,990 B. 19,440
    C. 23,327 D. 27,993
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  5.   Write the series 4 + 6 + 9 + using sigma notation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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