NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sequences and Series - Solutions

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Question : 33
Total: 106
Find the 20th and nth terms of the G.P.
5
2
,
5
4
,
5
8
, ...
Solution:  
The given G.P. is
5
2
,
5
4
,
5
8
, ... . Let a be the first term and r be the common ratio of G.P.
Here a =
5
2
and r =
(
5
4
)
(
5
2
)
=
1
2

Then nth term is
an = arn1 =
5
2
(
1
2
)
n1
= 5 (
1
2
)
n
=
5
2n

and 20th term is a20 =
5
220

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