In an infinite geometric progression with positive terms and with a common ratio |r|<1, the sum of the first three terms is 26/3 and the sum of the entire progression is 9. Determine the progression.
given:
a + ar + ar^2 = 26/3
a(1 + r + r^2) = 26/3
a = 26/(3((1 + r + r^2) )
a/(1-r) = 9
a = 9(1-r)
26/(3((1 + r + r^2) ) = 9(1-r)
27(1-r)(1+r+r^2) = 26
27(1 + r + r^2 - r - r^2 - r^3) = 26
27(1 - r^3) = 26
27 - 27r^3 = 26
27r^3 = 1
3r = 1
r = 1/3 , well that went better than expected.
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To solve this problem, we need to find the first term and the common ratio of the geometric progression.
Let's denote the first term as 'a' and the common ratio as 'r'.
The sum of the first three terms is given as 26/3. This can be expressed as:
a + ar + ar^2 = 26/3 (equation 1)
The sum of the entire progression is given as 9:
a/(1 - r) = 9 (equation 2)
We have two equations with two unknowns, so we can solve for 'a' and 'r'.
To do this, we can rearrange equation 2 to solve for 'a' in terms of 'r':
a = 9(1 - r) (equation 3)
Substitute equation 3 into equation 1:
9(1 - r) + 9(1 - r)r + 9(1 - r)r^2 = 26/3
Expand and simplify:
9 - 9r + 9r - 9r^2 + 9r^2 - 9r^3 = 26/3
Combine like terms:
9 - 9r^3 = 26/3
Multiply both sides by 3:
27 - 27r^3 = 26
Rearrange the equation:
27r^3 = 27 - 26
27r^3 = 1
Divide both sides by 27:
r^3 = 1/27
Take the cube root of both sides:
r = 1/3
Now that we have the value of 'r', we can substitute it into equation 3 to find 'a':
a = 9(1 - 1/3)
a = 9(2/3)
a = 6
Therefore, the first term of the progression is 6, and the common ratio is 1/3.
To determine the progression, let's start by finding the first term, denoted as 'a'.
The formula for the sum of an infinite geometric progression is given by:
S = a / (1 - r)
Given that the sum of the entire progression (S) is 9, we have:
9 = a / (1 - r)
Now, let's consider the sum of the first three terms (S3). It is given as 26/3.
S3 = a (1 - r^3) / (1 - r)
Substituting the given values, we have:
26/3 = a (1 - r^3) / (1 - r)
Next, we'll solve these two equations simultaneously to find the values of 'a' and 'r'.
From the first equation:
a = 9(1 - r)
Substituting this into the second equation, we get:
26/3 = 9(1 - r) (1 - r^3) / (1 - r)
Now, let's simplify this expression further by canceling out the common terms.
Multiplying both sides by (1 - r) to eliminate the denominator, we have:
26/3 * (1 - r) = 9(1 - r^3)
Expanding both sides of the equation, we get:
26/3 - 26r/3 = 9 - 9r^3
Rearranging the terms, we have:
26r/3 - 9r^3 = 9 - 26/3
Combining the constants on the right side, we get:
26r/3 - 9r^3 = 65/3
Now, let's bring all the terms to one side of the equation and simplify further:
9r^3 - 26r/3 + 65/3 - 9 = 0
Multiplying throughout by 3 to eliminate the denominators, we get:
27r^3 - 26r + 65 - 27 = 0
27r^3 - 26r + 38 = 0
Unfortunately, solving this cubic equation is beyond the scope of our current explanation capabilities. However, you can use numerical methods or polynomial solvers to find approximate solutions for 'r'. Once you have the value of 'r', you can substitute it back into the first equation to find the corresponding value of 'a'. With 'a' and 'r' known, you can determine the entire progression by successively multiplying 'a' by 'r'.