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Select the Right Expression for the Following Sum and Prove nn

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Select the right expression for the following sum and prove your statement is true for all natural numbers nn , where rr is a real number, r1r \neq 1 .
Sn:1+r+r2++rnS _ { n } : 1 + r + r ^ { 2 } + \ldots + r ^ { n }


A) 1rn+11r\quad \frac { 1 - r ^ { n + 1 } } { 1 - r }
B) rn+11\quad r ^ { n + 1 } - 1
C) rn+1r1\quad \frac { r ^ { n + 1 } } { r - 1 }
D) 1rn1r\quad \frac { 1 - r ^ { n } } { 1 - r }
E) 1rn1rn1\quad \frac { 1 - r ^ { n } } { 1 - r ^ { n - 1 } }

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