Find the Sum of the First N Terms of the Sequence

question 91

Multiple Choice

Find the sum of the first n terms of the sequence.
- $- 1 , - 3 , - 9 , \ldots ; \mathrm { n } = 12$

• A) \(- 265,720\)
• B) 797,161
• C) \(- 797,161\)
• D) \(\frac { 797,161 } { 2 }\)

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