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Answer by Captain Chicky for Simplify an algebraic sum involving $\frac{1}{x^n}$

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We can simplify as follows: $$\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{x^2}+ \frac{1}{x^3}+...+\frac{1}{x^n}=\frac{x^{n-1}}{x^n} + \frac{x^{n-2}}{x^n}+ \frac{x^{n-3}}{x^n}+...+\frac{1}{x^n}=\frac{\overbrace{1+x+x^2+...+x^{n-1}}^{\text{geometric series}}}{x^n}$$

Recall the partial sum of a geometric series is $$\sum _{k=i}^{n}z^{k}={\frac {z^{i}-z^{n+1}}{1-z}}$$

You should be able to proceed.


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