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#1020 · Algebra · Sequences & series

Relation between geometric series sums

For , let and denote the sums of the infinite geometric series. Prove that .

~6 minProof · checked by AIGeometric seriesSeries manipulation

H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. V. Geometrical Progression, Examples V.a, No. 26

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