Geometric Series Summary

Geometric Series

 

Summary

 

if terms of a geometric sequence are added together, a geometric series is formed.

there are formulae for calculating the sum of a number of terms of a geometric sequence.

a geometric series can be finite or infinite.

a infinite geometric series can tend towards a finite number.

 

Key Skills

 
  • use formulae to find the sum of terms of an geometric sequence
  • find the sum to infinity of a geometric sequence

 

Vocabulary

 

series, geometric series, common ratio, geometric sequence