NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sequences and Series - Solutions

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Question : 95
Total: 106
If a, b, c, d are in G.P., prove that (an+bn),(bn+cn),(cn+dn) are in G.P.
Solution:  
Since a, b, c, d, are in G.P.
Then
b
a
=
c
b
=
d
c

(
b
a
)
n
= (
c
b
)
n
= (
d
c
)
n
bn
an
=
cn
bn
=
dn
cn
... (i)
Adding 1 to (i), we obtain
bn
an
+ 1 =
cn
bn
+ 1 =
dn
cn
+ 1 ⇒
bn+an
an
=
cn+bn
bn
=
dn+cn
cn

Since
bn+an
an
=
cn+bn
bn
bn+cn
an+bn
=
bn
an
... (ii)
Now ,
cn+bn
bn
=
dn+cn
cn
dn+cn
cn+bn
=
cn
bn
... (iii)
Then
bn+cn
an+bn
=
dn+cn
bn+cn
[from (i), (ii) and (iii)]
(bn+cn)2 = (an+bn)(an+cn)
Hence above equation shows that
(an+bn),(bn+cn),(cn+dn) are in G. P.
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