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Formula for weighed geometric sum

I'm trying to find an easy way to derive a formula for: $S_{n} = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=0}^{n}(n-i)x^{i}$ I've found a recurrence relationship of sorts: $S_{n+1} = \frac{xnS_{n}+n+1}{n+1} = x\frac{n}{n+...
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