Common Core · High school
HSA-SSE.B.4
High school — Derive the formula for the sum of a finite geometric series (when the common ratio is not 1), and use the formula to solve problems.
The skill that covers it
What a student should be able to do
- Find the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series.
- Find the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series.
- Read and write a series in sigma notation and evaluate it.
- Decide whether an infinite geometric series converges and find its sum.