Can this be a series???

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1 , 6 , 60 , 840...........

In the given series find 10th term ÷ 9th term ?


The answer is 38.

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5 solutions

Tijmen Veltman
Mar 4, 2015

Checking the quotient of each two successive terms:

6 ÷ 1 = 6 6 \div 1 = 6

60 ÷ 6 = 10 60 \div 6 = 10

840 ÷ 60 = 14 840 \div 60 = 14

We see that these are in an arithmetic progression (formally, a n + 1 ÷ a n = 2 + 4 n a_{n+1}\div a_n=2+4n ); following this we get that the quotient of the 10th and 9th term is 38 \boxed{38} .

a 1 = 1 a 2 = 6 = 6 a 1 = [ 6 + 4 ( 2 2 ) ] a 1 a 3 = 60 = 10 a 2 = [ 6 + 4 ( 3 2 ) ] a 2 a 4 = 840 = 14 a 3 = [ 6 + 4 ( 4 2 ) ] a 3 . . . a n = [ 6 + 4 ( n 2 ) ] a n 1 \begin{array} {llll} a_1 & = 1 & & \\ a_2 & = 6 & = 6a_1 & = [6+4(2-2)]a_1 \\ a_3 & = 60 & = 10a_2 & = [6+4(3-2)]a_2 \\ a_4 & = 840 & = 14a_3 & = [6+4(4-2)]a_3 \\ ... \\ a_n & & & = [6+4(n-2)]a_{n-1} \end{array}

Therefore,

a 10 a 9 = [ 6 + 4 ( 10 2 ) ] a 9 a 9 = 6 + 4 ( 8 ) = 38 \dfrac {a_{10}}{a_9} = \dfrac {[6+4(10-2)]a_9}{a_9} = 6+4(8) = \boxed{38}

F(n) = (2n-1)!/(n-1)!

So F(10) = 19!/9!

And F(9) = 17!/8!

F(10)/F(9) = (19!/9!)(8!/17!) = 38

Gamal Sultan
Mar 12, 2015

(n + 1) th term/ n th term = n th term in the arithmetic sequence (6, 10, 14, 18, ...... )

Then

10 th term/9 th term = 9 th term in the arithmetic sequence (6, 10, 14, 18, ...... ) =

6 + (9 - 1)(4) = 38

Hint : Check their divisors .

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