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Sequences and Series Worksheet Solutions

The document is a worksheet containing various mathematical problems related to sequences and series, including geometric progressions (G.P.), arithmetic means (A.M.), geometric means (G.M.), and summation evaluations. It features problems that require finding terms in sequences, evaluating sums, and proving relationships between numbers in G.P. and A.P. The worksheet is designed for practice and application of concepts in sequences and series.

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Sequences and Series Worksheet Solutions

The document is a worksheet containing various mathematical problems related to sequences and series, including geometric progressions (G.P.), arithmetic means (A.M.), geometric means (G.M.), and summation evaluations. It features problems that require finding terms in sequences, evaluating sums, and proving relationships between numbers in G.P. and A.P. The worksheet is designed for practice and application of concepts in sequences and series.

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Sequences and Series work sheet

1. In a G.P. the 3rd term is 24 and the 6th term is 192. Find the 10th term
2. A person has 2 parents,4grand parents,8 great grand parents and so on. Find the
number of his ancestors during the ten generations preceding his own.
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3. Evaluate ∑ (2+3k )
k =1
4. Find the A.M and G.M. of the numbers 2,3,4
5. Find the sum of the sequence 7,77,777,7777---------- n terms
6. If p,q,r are in G.P. and the equations px2+2qx+r=0 and dx2+2ex+f=0 have
a common root, then show that d/p,e/q,f/r are in A.P.
7. Find two positive numbers whose difference is 12 and whose A.M.
exceeds the G.M. by 2
8. If the 4th,10th and 16th terms of a G.P. are x,y and z respectively. Prove that x,y,z are in
G.P.
9. 150 workers were engaged to finish a job in a certain number of days. 4 workers
dropped out on second day,4 more workers dropped out on third day and so on. It
took 8 more days to finish the work. Find the number of days in which the work was
completed.
10. If x=1+a+ a2 +… … . ∞ , where |a|<1 and y=1+ b+b2 + ….. ∞ , where
2 2 xy
|b|<1. Prove that: 1+ab+ a b +… … ∞ =
x + y−1
11. The sum of two numbers is 6 times their geometric mean, show that numbers are in
the ratio ¿ : 3−2 √ 2 )
12. If p,q,r are in G.P. and the equations px2+2qx+r=0 and dx2+2ex+f=0 have a common

root, then show that are in A.P.


13. How many terms of the series 1+3+32 +33 +−−−−¿must be taken to make 3280 ?
14. The fourth term of a G.P. is 4. Find the product of its first seven terms.
15. If continued product of three numbers in G.P. is 64 and the sum of their products in
pairs 56, find the numbers.

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