Đặt \(A=1-3^2+3^3-3^4+...+3^{2017}-3^{2018}+3^{2019}-3^{2020}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow A=1-\left(3^2-3^3+3^4-.....-3^{2017}+3^{2018}-3^{2019}+3^{2020}\right)\)
Đặt \(B=3^2-3^3+3^4-.....-3^{2017}+3^{2018}-3^{2019}+3^{2020}\)
\(3B=3\left(3^2-3^3+3^4-.....-3^{2017}+3^{2018}-3^{2019}+3^{2020}\right)\)
\(3B=3^3-3^4+3^5-....-3^{2018}+3^{2019}-3^{2020}+3^{2021}\)
\(3B+B=\left(3^3-3^4+3^5-....-3^{2018}+3^{2019}-3^{2020}+3^{2021}\right)\)
\(+\left(3^2-3^3+3^4-.....-3^{2017}+3^{2018}-3^{2019}+3^{2020}\right)\)
\(4B=3^{2021}+3^2\)
\(B=\frac{3^{2021}+3^2}{4}\)Thay vào A ta có A=\(1-\frac{3^{2021}+3^2}{4}\)