. Given that the first three terms of a geometric sequence are x,2x,(3x+2).
Determine
the value of the 5th term of the sequence.
. The first term of a geometric sequence is 5, and the common ratio is r. If S4 =4S2 ,
determine the value of the ratio r.
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. In a geometric sequence, the 4th term is 24 and the 6th term is 96. If the nth term is
768, determine the value of n.
. Three numbers form a geometric sequence. If the sum of the three numbers is 26 and
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their product is 216, determine the largest term in the sequence.
. The sequence a,ar,ar2,... has a common ratio of r. Another sequence a2,a2r2,a2r4,... is
also a geometric sequence. Determine the ratio of the second sequence in terms of the
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ratio of the first sequence.
. The nth term of a geometric sequence is Un =22n-1. Calculate the sum of the first 4
terms of this sequence.
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. The third term of a geometric sequence is 36 and its fifth term is 81. Determine the 8th
term of the sequence.
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. Given that three positive numbers a,b,c form a geometric sequence. If
log(a),log(b),log(c) also form a sequence, explain what type of sequence is formed and
why.
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. If a,b,c are a geometric sequence, prove that a2+b21 ,b2+c21 ,c2+d21 (where d is the
fourth term) also form a geometric sequence.
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. Find all values of x that make the sequence x−1,x,x+2 a geometric sequence.
. A ball is dropped from a height of 12 meters and bounces back to a height of 43 of its
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previous height. Determine the total distance the ball travels until it comes to a stop.
. A merchant buys a car for Rp300,000,000. Each year, the car's value depreciates by
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20% of its value from the previous year. What is the value of the car after 5 years?
. The population of a city increases by 15% each year. If the initial population is 50,000
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people, what will be the city's population at the end of the 10th year?
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. A bacterium divides into 3 every 30 minutes. If there were initially 100 bacteria, how
many bacteria will there be after 3 hours?
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. A restaurant chain opens with 3 branches in its first year. Each year, the number of
branches increases by 150% of the number of branches from the previous year. What
will be the total number of restaurant branches after 5 years?
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. A radioactive substance has a half-life of 2 hours. If the initial mass of the substance is
640 grams, what mass of the substance will remain after 10 hours?
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. A company produces a product. The production cost for the first unit is Rp100,000,
and the production cost for each subsequent unit is 90% of the cost of the previous
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unit. What is the total cost required to produce the first 10 units?
. A chemical is injected into the bloodstream. Every 15 minutes, its concentration
decreases to 80% of its previous concentration. If the initial concentration is 200 mg/
5
L, when will the concentration be 102.4 mg/L?
. An investor invests an initial capital of Rp50,000,000. The capital grows by a fixed
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percentage each month. If the capital becomes Rp60,500,000 after 2 months, what
will the total capital be after 4 months?
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. A pendulum swings. The first swing covers a distance of 15 cm. Each subsequent
swing covers a distance of 80% of the previous swing's distance. What is the total
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.
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distance the pendulum travels up to the 10th swing?
. The first term of an infinite geometric series is 18. If its sum is 27, determine the
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common ratio of the series.
. The sum of an infinite geometric series is 60, and its first term is 15. Determine the 4th
term of the series.
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. Given that the infinite sum of a geometric series is 16, and its first term is a. If the
second term of the series is 4, determine the value of a.
. The infinite sum of a geometric series is 8, and the sum of its even-numbered terms is
2. Determine the first term and the common ratio of the series.
. A square with an area of 256 cm² has its area quartered by connecting the midpoints of
each side to form a new square inside it. This process is repeated indefinitely.
Calculate the total area of all the squares formed.
. An infinite geometric series has a sum of 9. If each term is multiplied by 2, the sum of
the new series formed is 18. Determine the common ratio of the series.
. The first term of an infinite geometric series is x. If its sum is y, prove that the common
ratio of the series is 1−yx .
. The series 1+sin2(x)+sin4(x)+... has an infinite sum. Find all values of x for which the
series converges.
. A rope is cut into several pieces. The length of the first piece is 1 meter, and the length
of each subsequent piece is 21 of the length of the previous piece. If this process
continues indefinitely, what was the total initial length of the rope?
. Given an arithmetic sequence a,b,c and a geometric sequence a,b,c. If a,b,c are all
positive, and their sum is 24, determine the values of a,b,c.