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umka21 [38]
3 years ago
6

20 The second term of a geometric sequence is 14.5 and the fifth

Mathematics
1 answer:
drek231 [11]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

a. The common ratio is 0.5

b) The value of the first term is 29

c) The sum of the first 5 terms is 56.1875

Step-by-step explanation:

The nth term of the geometric sequence is a_{n} = ar^{n-1}, where

  • a is the 1st term
  • r is the common ratio

The sum of the nth term is S_{n} = \frac{a(1-r^{n})}{1-r}

∵ The second term of a geometric sequence is 14.5

∴ n = 2

∴ a_{2} = 14.5

∵ a_{2} = ar

→ Equate the right sides of a_{2} by 14.5

∵ ar = 14.5 ⇒ (1)

∵ The fifth term is 1.8125

∴ n = 5

∴ a_{5} = 1.8125

∵ a_{5} = ar^{4}

→ Equate the right sides of a_{5} by 14.5

∵ ar^{4} = 1.8125 ⇒ (2)

→ Divide equation (2) by equation (1)

∵ \frac{ar^{4}}{ar} = \frac{1.8125}{14.5}

∴ r³ = 0.125

→ Take ∛ for both sides

∴ r = 0.5

a. The common ratio is 0.5

→ Substitute the value of r in equation (1) to find a

∵ a(0.5) = 14.5

∴ 0.5a = 14.5

→ Divide both sides by 0.5

∴ a = 29

b) The value of the first term is 29

∵ n = 5

∴ S_{5} = \frac{29[1-[0.5]^{5})}{1-0.5}

∴ S_{5} = 56.1875

c) The sum of the first 5 terms is 56.1875

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