NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sequences and Series - Solutions

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Question : 35
Total: 106
Find the 12th term of a G.P. whose 8th term is 192 and the common ratio is 2.
Solution:  
We have a8 = 192, r = 2
a8 = ar7a(2)7 = 192 ⇒ a =
192
27
=
3
2

Now, a12 = ar11 =
3
2
×211
= 3072
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