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Math Analysis HL Paper 1 (May 2024, TZ1)

Consider a geometric sequence with first term 11 and common ratio 1010.
Let SnS_n be the sum of the first nn terms of the sequence.

(a) Find an expression for SnS_n in the form an1b\dfrac{a^{\,n}-1}{b}, where a,bZ+a,b\in\mathbb Z^{+}.

(b) Hence, show that
S1+S2+S3++Sn=10(10n1)9n81.S_1+S_2+S_3+\dots+S_n=\frac{10\bigl(10^{\,n}-1\bigr)-9n}{81}.