We introduce the basic geometric series in powers of x, investigate the partial sums and demonstrate that the series sums to 1/(1-x) for x between -1 and 1.

Geometric series: Part 1 (MathsCasts)

These MathsCasts were produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne University, the University of Limerick and Loughborough University. They were part of a collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of MathsCasts to support mathematics learning. The full set of resources are available at http://commons.swin.edu.au/s/mathscasts MathsCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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Geometric series: Part 1 (MathsCasts)

Geometric series: Part 1 (MathsCasts)