Consider the following series: $x^2, x^4, x^8, \dots, x^{2^n}$
Since the series grows very very quickly, the total sum is dominated by the last term and is less than $2 \cdot x^{2^n}$.
Is there a way to compute the exact sum?
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Sum of the series where exponents are in geometric progression
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