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Problem
The sum of an infinite geometric series with common ratio 
such that 
is 
, and the sum of the squares of the terms of this series is 
. The first term of the series is
Solution
See also
| 1970 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 18 |
Followed by Problem 20 | |
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