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Use the geometric sequence of numbers 1, 1/3, 1/9 , 1/27... to find the following:

a) What is r, the ratio between 2 consecutive terms?
b) Using the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series, what is the sum of the first 10 terms?
c) Using the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series, what is the sum of the first 12 terms?

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