In a GP the product of the first term and the 7th term is equal to the 4th term. Given that the sum of the 1st and 4th is 9. find the sum of the first 6 terms
a*ar^6 = ar^3
so ar^3 = 1
a + ar^3 = 9
so now just solve for a and r
and as usual,
S6 = a(1-r^6)/(1-r)
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We are given that the product of the first term and the seventh term is equal to the fourth term. We can express this as:
(a)(ar^6) = ar^3
Simplifying, we find:
a^2 r^5 = r^3
We know that the sum of the first and fourth terms is 9. So, we have:
a + ar^3 = 9
We can solve for 'a' in the second equation and substitute it into the first equation to find the common ratio 'r'. Once we have 'r', we can calculate the sum of the first six terms.
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Let's suppose the first term of the geometric progression (GP) is "a" and the common ratio is "r".
According to the given information:
(a)(r^6) = ar^3 (1) (Product of the first term and the 7th term is equal to the 4th term)
a + ar^3 = 9 (2) (Sum of the 1st and 4th term is 9)
We can solve equations (1) and (2) to find the values of "a" and "r".
From equation (1):
ar^3 = ar^6
Dividing both sides by "a":
r^3 = r^6
Dividing both sides by "r^3":
1 = r^3
So, r = 1
Substituting the value of "r" in equation (2):
a + a = 9
2a = 9
a = 4.5
Now we have the values of "a" and "r", we can find the sum of the first 6 terms of the GP.
The sum of the first n terms of a GP is given by the formula:
Sum(n) = a(1 - r^n) / (1 - r)
Substituting the values:
Sum(6) = 4.5(1 - 1^6) / (1 - 1)
Sum(6) = 4.5(1 - 1) / (1 - 1)
Sum(6) = 4.5(0) / (0)
As the denominator is 0, the sum of the first 6 terms of the GP is undefined.
To find the sum of the first 6 terms of a geometric progression (GP), we first need to find the common ratio (r) and the first term (a).
Let's use the given information to determine the values of r and a.
Given: The product of the first term and the 7th term is equal to the 4th term: a * a*r^6 = a*r^3.
We can cancel out 'a' from both sides of the equation by dividing through by 'a':
a*r^6 = r^3.
Since the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand side, we can conclude that:
r^6 = r^3.
Dividing both sides by r^3, we get:
r^(6-3) = 1.
r^3 = 1.
Taking the cube root of both sides, we find:
r = 1.
Now that we know r = 1, we can proceed to find the value of the first term (a) using the second given condition:
The sum of the 1st and 4th term is 9: a + a*r^3 = 9.
Since r = 1, we have:
a + a = 9.
2a = 9.
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
a = 4.5.
Now we know that r = 1 and a = 4.5.
To find the sum of the first 6 terms, we use the formula for the sum of a finite geometric series:
S = a * (1 - r^n) / (1 - r),
where S is the sum, a is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the number of terms.
Plugging in the values, we have:
S = 4.5 * (1 - 1^6) / (1 - 1).
Simplifying, we find:
S = 4.5 * (1 - 1) / (1 - 1).
Since any term subtracted from itself is zero, the numerator becomes zero:
S = 4.5 * 0 / (1 - 1).
Since any number divided by zero is undefined, we conclude that the sum of the first 6 terms of this GP is undefined.