Geometric progression calculator
Calculator for tasks related to geometric sequences such as sum of n first elements or calculation of selected n-th term of the progression.

# Beta version

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# Some facts

• The geometric sequence is a sequence in which each successive element is r times greater than the previous one:
$a_{n+1} = a_n \cdot r$
where:
• $a_n$ - arbitrarily selected term,
• $a_{n+1}$ - the term just after $a_n$,
• $r$ - common ratio of geometric sequence.
• The above formula should be understood as follows: if I know some element of the geometric sequence ($a_n$) and its common ratio ($d$), then I can calculate the next one ($a_{n + 1}$).
• we can also define a geometric sequence in a slightly different way:
$a_{n} = a_{n-1} \cdot r$
where:
• $a_n$ - arbitrarily selected term (except the first one: $n \neq 1$),
• $a_{n-1}$ - the term just before $a_n$,
• $r$ - the common ratio of geometric sequence.
• Above alternative formula should be understood as follows: if I want to calculate some selected element of the geometric sequence ($a_{n}$), then I need to know the previous one ($a_{n-1})$) and the common ration ($r$).
• It is worth noting that the second formula does not work for the first element ($a_1$). This is because the first term as the only one does not have the previous element.
• In order to uniquely define the geometric sequence, it is enough to know two values:
• the first term $a_1$,
• and the ratio of two consecutive terms $r$, so called common ratio of geometric sequence:
$r = \frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}$
• Geometric sequence is sometimes called a geometric progression.
• If you are interested in the properties of sequences, then you can check out our other calculators: