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Infinite Geometric Series:  <math>\sum_{k=0}^n x^k = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{1}{1-x}&, \text{ if } |x|\leq 1\\ \text{diverges} &, \text{ else }\end{array}\right. </math>

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Infinite Geometric Series: $ \sum_{k=0}^n x^k = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{1}{1-x}&, \text{ if } |x|\leq 1\\ \text{diverges} &, \text{ else }\end{array}\right. $

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