How To Derive The Sum Formula of a Geometric Series

This video explains how to derive the formula that gives you the sum of a finite geometric series and the sum formula for an infinite geometric series. This video also explains the difference between a geometric sequence and a geometric series as well as how to determine the common ratio.
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  • @utilizator1701
    @utilizator17013 жыл бұрын

    Nice demonstration of the sum formula of a geometric series. The only demonstration I have known before implies polynomial divison.

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  • @iaminthenowhereinn
    @iaminthenowhereinn2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, may I ask why r is multiplied to the series...?

  • @pawnhearts8785

    @pawnhearts8785

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m guessing so that the n-1 exponent in the last term just becomes n.

  • @isaamvibez8913

    @isaamvibez8913

    Жыл бұрын

    its a trick to increase the power of r of each term on the right side by 1, so now when u minus the two things the terms cancel out and ur left with only a few Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 -r*Sn = a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N when u add these both series u willl get Sn - r*Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 - (a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N) terms on the right cancel out and u are left with Sn(1-r) = a-ar^N Sn = a(1-r^N) / (1-r)

  • @eugene188
    @eugene1882 жыл бұрын

    I get that the General Formula works, and how it is derived. but not sure why it is multiplied by r (or -r). Why did someone decide to then add the 2 formulas. The arthmetic series formula and how it is derived makes so much more sense.

  • @wyattdelaney-lefebvre1561

    @wyattdelaney-lefebvre1561

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been looking everywhere for an explanation for this

  • @gabble287

    @gabble287

    11 ай бұрын

    @@wyattdelaney-lefebvre1561just started learning about this aswell and all the proofs I see jjst randomly throw in subtracting rSn from Sn. Did you ever find an answer to that?

  • @JulianGonzalez-ej2fi

    @JulianGonzalez-ej2fi

    8 ай бұрын

    This is so funny I was looking for the reason as well and every video I find they just do it without an explanation. And people just soak it up. I'm glad I'm not crazy

  • @TryagainMukanga

    @TryagainMukanga

    4 ай бұрын

    Multiplication by r and subtracting the resulting equation is a way to find Sn by elimination the same way we do when solving simultaneous equations.

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    @hirenmistry2085 Жыл бұрын

    Good video

  • @bcolsant
    @bcolsant Жыл бұрын

    At 9:44 why do you add the two equations? What do those last three steps represent?

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    @Soul-cu8zn

    11 ай бұрын

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  • @MuhammadUmer-ku3ye
    @MuhammadUmer-ku3ye2 жыл бұрын

    Why did you multiply sn with r??

  • @isaamvibez8913

    @isaamvibez8913

    Жыл бұрын

    its a trick to increase the power of r of each term on the right side by 1, so now when u minus the two things the terms cancel out and ur left with only a few Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 -r*Sn = a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N when u add these both series u willl get Sn - r*Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 - (a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N) terms on the right cancel out and u are left with Sn(1-r) = a-ar^N Sn = a(1-r^N) / (1-r)

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    @finthehuman65223 жыл бұрын

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  • @tanmaykulkarni1540
    @tanmaykulkarni1540Ай бұрын

    14:05 what is |r|>1?

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    @AlexMwakacheya3 ай бұрын

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    @everyzylrian Жыл бұрын

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  • @malanhemal6574
    @malanhemal65742 жыл бұрын

    what' s the reason it's multiplied by r?

  • @isaamvibez8913

    @isaamvibez8913

    Жыл бұрын

    its a trick to increase the power of r of each term on the right side by 1, so now when u minus the two things the terms cancel out and ur left with only a few Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 -r*Sn = a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N when u add these both series u willl get Sn - r*Sn = a + a^r +ar^2 + ar^3 ... ar^N-1 - (a^r+ar^2+ar^4 ... ar^N) terms on the right cancel out and u are left with Sn(1-r) = a-ar^N Sn = a(1-r^N) / (1-r)

  • @Soul-cu8zn

    @Soul-cu8zn

    11 ай бұрын

    Bro study some algebra

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    @malanhemal6574

    11 ай бұрын

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    @Soul-cu8zn

    11 ай бұрын

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  • @milessodejana2754
    @milessodejana2754 Жыл бұрын

    why is r^n as n approaches infinity equal to 0?

  • @vandanasings2215

    @vandanasings2215

    Жыл бұрын

    Because 0< r

  • @krishnaasopa-the-next
    @krishnaasopa-the-next3 жыл бұрын

    Its like AP ( ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION )

  • @akshathbalak
    @akshathbalak5 ай бұрын

    *Why* do we minus rSn from Sn to get the formula. I don't have an intuitive understanding of it.

  • @dalisabe62

    @dalisabe62

    4 ай бұрын

    It is one of those algebraic tricks that are used in mathematical proofs to derive a formula for something that is not too obvious to see. Herein, the infinite series is very difficult to see because it is infinite. So this is our algebraic manipulation to find the sum. It is genius and not every one could think about it.

  • @bcolsant
    @bcolsant Жыл бұрын

    At 8:33 WHY do you multiply both sides by r?

  • @youneedtocalmdown.

    @youneedtocalmdown.

    6 ай бұрын

    Convenience

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    @ammarghaznavi46443 жыл бұрын

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    @emmanuelthorpe32153 жыл бұрын

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    @theaveragesharma32746 ай бұрын

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  • @oliviacole1000
    @oliviacole10002 жыл бұрын

    I was really confused as to why the series was multiplied by r. I found another video (and webpage) that explains this better, which I'll reply to this comment with in case the channel owner wants to delete it (I get it, I am techichally advertising another creator) so he doesnt delete my explanation too. !!(MY EXPLANATION IS IN THIS COMMENTS REPLIES)!!

  • @oliviacole1000

    @oliviacole1000

    2 жыл бұрын

    Basically, by multiplying by r, you "shifted over the summation, and got one more new term: r^n." This is important in the next step, because subtracting the two equations (rSn from Sn, or Sn-rSn) cancels out all but two terms: the a1, which was 'lost' when you multiplied Sn by r, and the new term from rSn, r^n. That leaves you with "Sn - rSn = a1-r^n". From there, it's what's said in the video: Isolate Sn. --->(factor Sn out on the left side, getting Sn(1-r), then---> factor a1 out of the left side, getting a(1-r^n), then---> divide both sides by (1-r) to get the final result Sn=(a(1-r^n))/(r-1). !! LOOK AT EDIT WHEN YOU READ THIS PART !! When looking up the formulas for the geometric sum formula, I was also really confused because there were a bunch of different versions of it, and nothing was very clear about why they were different, so here's a reminder: a((r^n-1)/(r-1)) = (a(r^n-1))/(r-1) because a is a/1, so you've just multiplied a out. Also: a((r^n-1)/(r^n-1)) = a((1-r^n)/(1-r)) because you're multiplying the fraction by -1/-1, meaning nothing is changing (the negatives cancel each other out, aka you're technically multiplying the fraction by 1). Just remember that both the numerator and the denominator have to be written the same, because -1/1 doesn't equal 1, and 1/-1 does not equal one. Edit: I just came across something on www.cuemath.com/geometric-sum-formula/ that says if |r| 1, the sum formula for the finite terms is a((r^n-1)/(r^n-1)). If you can, I would ask your teacher/Tutor/anyone who is good with math about it.

  • @Carrymejane
    @Carrymejane4 ай бұрын

    11:20 😮

  • @jeffreya.faulkner8367
    @jeffreya.faulkner83672 жыл бұрын

    Great, but for one little thing: you say "r sub n" when you mean "r raised to the power n," at the end of the video.

  • @bcolsant
    @bcolsant Жыл бұрын

    At 9:30 WHY do you multiply by -1?

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    @odichimmaokoye5572 Жыл бұрын

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    @lez80483 жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @henrikmanukyan3152
    @henrikmanukyan3152 Жыл бұрын

    10:08 this is where it truly begins

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    @asickdarius8934

    Жыл бұрын

    thx

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    @Awesome-ct7vr Жыл бұрын

    Ok wow

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    @mattheholic22 жыл бұрын

    my brain is fucked!

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    @seanhan62602 жыл бұрын

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  • @vision3529
    @vision35297 ай бұрын

    later