Consider a geometric progression which:-
Which term of this geometric progression is 9 ! × 1 0 1 0 ?
Notation : ! denotes the factorial notation. For example, 8 ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × ⋯ × 8 .
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In G.P. n th is given by a r n − 1 , where a is first term and r ia common ratio.
Given: a = 1 0 ! and r = 1 0 .
Let the n th be 9 ! × 1 0 1 0 .
⇒ a r n − 1 = 9 ! × 1 0 1 0
1 0 ! × 1 0 n − 1 = 9 ! × 1 0 1 0
1 0 n − 1 = 1 0 − 1 × 1 0 1 0
n − 1 = 1 0 − 1
n = 1 0
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Let a be the first term, r be the common ratio and a n be the required term. Let a n be the n th term of this GP.
a n = a × r n − 1 9 ! × 1 0 1 0 = 1 0 ! × 1 0 n − 1 9 ! × 1 0 1 0 = 9 ! × 1 0 × 1 0 n − 1 1 0 1 0 = 1 0 n ∴ n = 1 0
Generalizing:-
Consider a GP which starts with n ! has a common ratio of n . Let ( n − 1 ) ! × n n be the m th term of this GP.
a m = a × r m − 1 ( n − 1 ) ! × n n = n ! × n m − 1 ( n − 1 ) ! × n n = ( n − 1 ) ! × n × n m − 1 n n = n m ⟹ m = n .
So, the ( n − 1 ) ! × n n is the n th term of a GP which starts with n ! having a common ratio of n .