1.   Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric series for which
a1 = 2 and r = 2.
    A. 126 B. 62
    C. 30 D. 14
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  2.   What is the sum of the first eight terms of the geometric series for which a1 = -4 and r = -2?
    A. 1024 B. 256
    C. 1020 D. 340
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  3.   Determine the sum of the geometric series for which a1 = -486, , and an = -6.
    A. -726 B. 325
    C. 732 D. 322.6
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  4.   Find the sum of the geometric series –5, -10, -20, -40, . . . for 7 terms.
    A. -635 B. -527
    C. -599 D. -689
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  5.   Write the series 4 + 6 + 9 + using sigma notation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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