The 3rd and 6th terms of a geometric progression are 8 and 64 respectively. Find the value of the 9th term
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Let the n th term of the geometric progression be a n = a 1 r n − 1 , where r is the common ratio. Then,
a 9 = a 1 r 8 = a 1 r 5 ⋅ a 1 r 2 a 1 r 5 = a 6 ⋅ a 3 a 6 = 6 4 ⋅ 8 6 4 = 5 1 2
Since you know that the 3 rd term is 8 and the 6 th term is 6 4 , the geometric progression is multiply by 3 8 .
So:
6 4 ∗ 3 ( 3 8 ) = 6 4 ∗ 8 = 5 1 2
a n = a m × r n − m
a 6 = a 3 × r 6 − 3
a 6 = a 3 × r 3
6 4 = 8 × r 3
8 = r 3
r = 2
a n = a m × r n − m
a 9 = a 3 × r 9 − 3
a 9 = 8 × 2 6
a 9 = 5 1 2
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a 3 a 6 = a 6 a 9
⟹ a 9 = 8 6 4 × 6 4 ⟹ 5 1 2