\[- 3;6;\ - 12;\ \ \]
\[b_{1} = - 3;\ \ b_{2} = 6;\ \]
\[q = \frac{b_{2}}{b_{1}} = \frac{6}{- 3} = - 2;\]
\[S_{8} = \frac{b_{1}\left( q^{n} - 1 \right)}{q - 1} =\]
\[= \frac{- 3\left( ( - 2)^{8} - 1 \right)}{- 2 - 1} =\]
\[= 256 - 1 = 255.\]