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Local Open Scope ConstructiveReals.
(** Definition and properties of powers.  WARNING: this file is experimental and likely to change in future releases. *)
Fixpoint CRpow {R : ConstructiveReals} (r:CRcarrier R) (n:nat) : CRcarrier R :=
match n with
| O => 1
| S n => r * (CRpow r n)
end.

Lemma GeoFiniteSum : forall {R : ConstructiveReals} (n:nat),
CRsum (CRpow (CR_of_Q R (1#2))) n == CR_of_Q R 2 - CRpow (CR_of_Q R (1#2)) n.