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Today, while explaining a tricky summation problem, I found myself saying something like this:
\nWork out the n+1 one and the n one, and divide the n+1 one by the n one to find the common ratio.
\nSay it out loud and see if makes sense to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, while explaining a tricky summation problem, I found myself saying something like this: Work out the n+1 one and the n one, and divide the n+1 one by the n one to find the common ratio. 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