Geometric progressions

Algebra Level 3

Consider a geometric progression which:-

  • Starts with 10 ! 10! .
  • Has a common ratio of 10.

Which term of this geometric progression is 9 ! × 10 10 9! \times{10}^{10} ?

Notation : ! ! denotes the factorial notation. For example, 8 ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × × 8 8! = 1\times2\times3\times\cdots\times8 .

9 9 9 ! 9! 10 10 10 ! 10!

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2 solutions

Ashish Menon
May 30, 2016

Let a a be the first term, r r be the common ratio and a n a_n be the required term. Let a n a_n be the n th n^{\text {th}} term of this GP.
a n = a × r n 1 9 ! × 10 10 = 10 ! × 10 n 1 9 ! × 10 10 = 9 ! × 10 × 10 n 1 10 10 = 10 n n = 10 a_n = a × r^{n - 1}\\ 9! × {10}^{10} = 10! × {10}^{n - 1}\\ 9! × {10}^{10} = 9! × 10 × {10}^{n - 1}\\ {10}^{10} = {10}^n\\ \therefore n = \color{#69047E}{\boxed {10}}


Generalizing:-
Consider a GP which starts with n ! n! has a common ratio of n n . Let ( n 1 ) ! × n n (n - 1)! × n^n be the m th m^{\text{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 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\\ \implies m = n .

So, the ( n 1 ) ! × n n (n - 1)! × n^n is the n th n^{\text{th}} term of a GP which starts with n ! n! having a common ratio of n n .

Nice problem & nice sol. +1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years ago

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nice solution .. +1

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years ago

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Thanks :) :)

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

Thanks :) :)

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

Thabks :) :) ʕ•ٹ•ʔ

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

In G.P. n th n^{\text{th}} is given by a r n 1 ar^{n-1} , where a a is first term and r r ia common ratio.

Given: a = 10 ! a=10! and r = 10 r=10 .

Let the n th n^{\text{th}} be 9 ! × 1 0 10 9!×10^{10} .

a r n 1 = 9 ! × 1 0 10 \Rightarrow ar^{n-1}=9!×10^{10}

10 ! × 1 0 n 1 = 9 ! × 1 0 10 10!×10^{n-1}=9!×10^{10}

1 0 n 1 = 1 0 1 × 1 0 10 10^{n-1}=10^{-1}×10^{10}

n 1 = 10 1 n-1=10-1

n = 10 n=\boxed{10}

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