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54
Geometric
Progression
(GP)
A
sequence
of
non-zero
numbers
is
called
a
geome
progression,
if
the
ratio
of
a
term
and
the
term
precedin
it
is always
constant.
The
constant
ratio,
general
denoted
by
r is
called
the
common
ratio
of
the
GP.
In
other
words,
if
a1,a2,4g,..
.,
ay
are
in
GP,
then
2=
" = 7 =
r(say)
where
r
is
known
as
common
(i)
If
each
term
of
a
given
AP
is
multiplied
or
divided
by
a
non-zero
constant
k,
then
the
resulting
sequence
is
d
also
an
AP
with
common
difference kd
or
whered
is
the
common
difference
of
the
given
AP.
(1i) A sequence
is
an
AP
if its
mh
term
is
of
the
form
An+B,
i.e.
a linear expression
in
.
an-1
(iv)
In
a finite
AP
the
sum
of
the
terms
equidistant
from
the
beginning
and
end
is
always
same.
ratio
of
GP.
11
3-2,...
is
a
GP
with
first
1.e.
a t
an
a2
+an-143
tan-2.
eg.
The
sequence
n Arithmetic
Means
between
Two
Numbers
term
and common
ratio-
If
a,
A,
A2,
Ag-..,A,, b
are
in
AP,
then
we
say
that
A1,
A2,
A3s.,A,
are
the n arithmetic
means
(AM)
between
two
numbers
a
and
b.
The
common
difference
(d)
of this
AP
is
and
mth
arithmetic
mean
is
given
General
Term
of
a
GP
The
nth
term
of
a
GP
with
first
term
a
and
common
ratio
r
is
given
by
7,
=
ar
*i
or
l =
ar"7,
where
l
is
the last term.
2-a
n+1
by A
a+
n-4
n+1
GP
can
be
written
as
a,
ar,
ar"
,
ar
a,
ar,
ar,
ar', ar*,...,
ar
accordingly
they
are
finite
or
infinite.
By
putting m=1,
2,
3,...,
7,
we
can
get
the
values
of
A1,
A2.,
An
The
sum
of
n arithmetic
means
between
two
given
numbers
is n times the
single
AM
between
them
i.e.
A
+A2+As
t...
+A,
=n
(single
AM
between a
and
b)
If
there
is
only
one
arithmetic
mean
A'
between a and
b,
or
ar
7-1|
nth
Term
from
the
End
of
a
Finite
GP
The nth
term
from the end of a finite
GP
consistingo
m
terms
is
ar"
",
where a is the first
term
and r
is
the
common
ratio
of
the
GP.
then
A
4+b
2
EXAMPLE
5.
If
n arithmetic
means
are
inserted
between
20
and
80
such
that
the
ratio
of
first
mean
to
the
last
mean
is
1:
3,
then
find
the
value
of
n.
EXAMPLE
6.
If
x,
y, z
are
the
pth,
qth
and
rth
terms
of
a
GP,
then
the
value
of
x°-
yf-P
zP-
is
equal
to
a.
0 b. 1
a.
12
b.
13
11 d. 14
C.-1
d.
None
of
these
C.
Sol.
c.
Let A,
A2,
A3,.,
A,
ben
arithmetic
means
between
20
and
80,
and
let d
be
the
common
difference
of
the
AP;
20,
A,
Azy.,
An80.
Sol.
b.
Let
A
be
the
first
term
and R
be
the
common
rato
of
the
GP.
We
have,
Tp
=
ARP-
= x
TAR
=y
andT,
=
AR'
=z
Now,
* =
[ARP*'g-
=A9-
RP-
1)
(q-r)
Then,
d80-20
60
using,
d
n+1 n+1
yP
=
[AR--P
=A
-P
Rla-1)
(r-
p)
n+1
60
A
20
+ d A =
20+
n+1
zP
=
[AR'
=P-9
=
AP-9
Rr
-1)
(p-g)
9-
y-P
zP-9
=
[A9-
+r
-p+
p-
Now,
- 20+1
An20
+
nd
An
20 +
20
n+1
[RP-1)
(q-r)+
(q-1) (r -
p)
+
(r
-1)
(P-]
-A
RO
=1
and
20(n+
4)
Selection
of
Terms
in
GP
n+1
Number
of
terms
Terms
20(4n
+
1)
Common
ratio
3 ,
a,
ar
n+1
n+4 1 A
3
ar,
ars
4n+1
3
5
4n+
1
3n
+ 12
n=11
a,
ar,
ar
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