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#1763 · Algebra · Sequences & series

Sum of a recurring series

Find the $n^{th}$ term and the sum to $n$ terms of the series $2 + 5 + 13 + 35 + ullet ullet ullet$ .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XXIV. Recurring Series, Examples XXIV, No. 6

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).