Geometric Progressions

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Geometric Progressions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Geometric Progression (G.P.), Common Ratio of a G.P., Relation among Single G.M. and n G.M's between Two Numbers & Geometric Mean (G.M.) of n Numbers etc.

Important Questions on Geometric Progressions

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For 0<ϕ< π 2 , if x=n=0cos2nϕ, y=n=0sin2nϕ, z=n=0cos2nϕsin2nϕ, then

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For kN, if the sum of the series 1+4k+8k2+13k3+19k4+...... is 10, then the value of k is

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Let 0<z<y<x be three real numbers such that 1x,1y,1z are in an arithmetic progression and x,2y,z are in a geometric progression. If xy+yz+zx=32xyz, then 3(x+y+z)2 is equal to

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Let S=109+1085+10752+.+25107+15108. Then the value of 16S-(25)-54 is equal to

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Let a1,a2,a3,. be a G.P. of increasing positive numbers. Let the sum of its 6th  and 8th  terms be 2 and the product of its 3rd  and 5th  terms be 19. Then 6a2+a4a4+a6 is equal to

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If Sn=4+11+21+34+50+ to n terms, then 160S29-S9  is equal to

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If the sum of the series 

12-13+122-12·3+132+123-122·3+12·32-133+124-123·3+122·32-12·33+134+...... is αβ, where α and β are co-prime, then α+3β is equal to ________. 

 

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Suppose a1,a2,2,a3,a4 be in an arithmetico-geometric progression. If the common ratio of the corresponding geometric progression is 2 and the sum of all 5 terms of the arithmetico-geometric progression is 492, then a4 is equal to ______________

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Let A1 and A2 be two arithmetic means and G1, G2 and G3 be three geometric means of two distinct positive numbers. Then G14+G24+G34+G12G32 is equal to

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Let the first term a and the common ratio r of a geometric progression be positive integers. If the sum of squares of its first three terms is 33033, then the sum of these three terms is equal to

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Find sum of 3+33+333+3333+....... up to n terms.

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If a2+ar2+ar22=33033,a,rN then the value of a+ar+ar2 is

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If 2118+202117+2022116+.......+2018=k2119-2019 then k= 

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For x0,π2 and sinx=13 if n=0sinnx3n=a+bbc, then find the value ofa+b+c. Use sinx=eix-e-ix2i.

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If S=k=1Pk where P<1, then k=1P2k=

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If S=12+132+122+134+124+136...........upto , then 48S19 will be :

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If g1,g2.....g2n+1 are in G.P., the middle term is 50 then g1g2n+1 is

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If x is positive, the sum to infinity of the series 11+x-1-x1+x2+1-x21+x3-1-x31+x4+.. is,

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If an+2+bn+2an+bn is geometric mean between a and ba,b>0 and ab, then n is

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The sum to first n terms of the series 35+2125+117125+... is