Find the Indicated Partial Sum of the Series $\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { \infty } 4 \left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { i }$

question 52

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated partial sum of the series. $\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { \infty } 4 \left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { i }$ fourth partial sum

• A) \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 17 } { 12 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 11 } { 4 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• E) \(- \frac { 5 } { 4 }\)

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