Which of the following gives the sum of the first terms of a geometric progression…

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Which of the following gives the sum SnS_n of the first nn terms of a geometric progression whose first term is aa and common ratio r (r≠1)r\,(r\neq1), when the denominator is expressed as (r−1)(r-1)? (a) a1−rnr−1a\dfrac{1-r^{n}}{r-1} (b) arn−1−1r−1a\dfrac{r^{n-1}-1}{r-1} (c) arn−1r−1a\dfrac{r^{n}-1}{r-1} (d) arn+1r−1a\dfrac{r^{n}+1}{r-1}

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