# # This file contains the Ruby code from Program 2.6 of # "Data Structures and Algorithms # with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Ruby" # by Bruno R. Preiss. # # Copyright (c) 2004 by Bruno R. Preiss, P.Eng. All rights reserved. # # http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus8/programs/pgm02_06.txt # def geometricSeriesSum(x, n) sum = 0 i = 0 while i <= n prod = 1 j = 0 while j < i prod *= x j += 1 end sum += prod i += 1 end return sum end