G.P

Algebra Level 1

3 , ____ , ____ , , ____ , 96 3, \; \text{\_\_\_\_}, \; \text{\_\_\_\_}, \; \ldots\ldots, \; \text{\_\_\_\_}, \; 96

The above is a geometric progression with only the first and last terms shown.

If the sum of all these terms is 189, then find the number of terms in this progression.


The answer is 6.

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2 solutions

The sum of terms of a GP is given by

s = a 1 a 1 r n 1 r s=\dfrac{a_1-a_1r^n}{1-r} \implies 189 = 3 3 r n 1 r 189=\dfrac{3-3r^n}{1-r} \implies 189 189 r = 3 3 r n 189-189r=3-3r^n \implies 186 = 3 r n + 189 r 186=-3r^n+189r ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}(1)

The n t h n^{th} term of a GP is given by

a n = a 1 r n 1 a_n=a_1r^{n-1} \implies 96 = 3 r n 1 96=3r^{n-1} \implies 32 r n 1 32r^{n-1} \implies 32 = r n r 32=\dfrac{r^n}{r} \implies 32 r = r n 32r=r^n ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}(2)

Substituting ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}(2) in ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}(1) , we have

186 = 3 ( 32 r ) + 189 r 186=-3(32r)+189r \implies 186 = 96 r + 189 r 186=-96r+189r \implies 186 = 93 r 186=93r \implies r = 2 r=2

Solve for n n in ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}(2) by substituting r = 2 r=2 ,

32 ( 2 ) = 2 n 32(2)=2^n \implies 64 = 2 n 64=2^n \implies 2 6 = 2 n 2^6=2^n \implies n = 6 \boxed{n=6}

The Geometric Progression is 3 , 6 , 12 , 24 , 48 , 96 3,6,12,24,48,96 .

Mohammad Khaza
Jul 2, 2017

this term will be 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96................

just multiply the previous term by 2.

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