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Q1 If 5th term of a G.P. IS 33,then the product of first nine terms is

<a>8 <b>27 <c>243 <d>9.........

Q2 Sum of series 1+ 4/5+7/5²+10/5³+........infinity is

<a>15/36 <b>35/36 <c>35/16 <d>15/16........

Also show explanation to both ans..........

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  1. Let the terms of the G.P. be a/r4,a/r3,a/r2,a/r,a,ar,ar2,ar3,ar4 These are the 9 terms in G.P. fifth term is a , a= 3√3 product of nine terms is a^9 = 1594323√3 There is no option in the answer
  2. The nth term is (3*n – 2)/5n

∑(3*n – 2)/5n  =   3*infn=1(n/5n) -2*infn=1(1/5n)

The sum of the second sigma is 5/4 (infinite G.P. 1/(1-1/5) ) let first sigma be denoted by S

S = infn=1(1/5n) + infn=1(n-1/5n) ( since n = (n-1) + 1 )

The first sigma in S is 5/4. Let the second sigma be S1. Now S1 = infn=1(n-1/5n) but notice that the first term of S1 is 0 as n-1=0 if n=1 so S1 can be written as infn=2(n-1/5n) now instead of n substitute t = n-1 in the equation of S1. Now

              S1 = inft=1(t/5t+1)

Taking 1/5 as common

               S1 =1/5( inft=1(t/5t)) = S/5 (notice that the expression in brackets is same as the original S)

so S = 5/4 + S/5  implies 4S/5 = 5/4 implies S = 25/16

substituting in the first equation we get

sum = 3*25/16 – 2*5/4 = 35/16

In the above answer  for the second question given by me the answer was correct but the method with which I solved the sum is wrong. My first mistake was that the term tn is (3*n-2)/5n-1. Now to sum it…
∑(3*n – 2)/5n-1 =15*infn=1(n/5n) -10*infn=1(1/5n)

My second mistake was to say that the sum of second sigma is 5/4. It is not 5/4 but it is 1/4 .

S0 = 1/5(1/(1 – 1/5)) = ¼ (I forgot that the initial term is 1/5 and not 1)

let first sigma be denoted by S

S= infn=1(1/5n)+ infn=1(n-1/5n)(since n = (n-1)+1)

The first sigma is S is ¼ Let the second sigma be S1. Now S1 = infn=1(n-1/5n) but notice that the first term of S1 is 0 as n-1=0 if n=1 so S1 can be written as infn=2(n-1/5n) now instead of n substitute t = n-1 in the equation of S1. Now

              S1 = inft=1(t/5t+1)

Taking 1/5 as common S1 =1/5( inft=1(t/5t)) = S/5 (notice that the expression in brackets is same as the original S)

So S = 1/4 + S/5 so 4S/5 = 1/4 implies S = 5/16

Now the sum is 15*5/16 – 10/4 = 75/16 – 40/16 = 35/16

I was very very lucky that I got the right answer.

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