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Geometric Progression(GP): Calculation based/Proofs
Geometric Progression(GP): Calculation based/Proofs
Last updated at August 17, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 7 Let S be the sum, P the product and R the sum of reciprocals of n terms in a G.P. Prove that P2Rn = Sn Let a be the first term of GP & r be the common ratio of GP We know that Sum of n term of GP = (a(๐^๐โ 1))/(r โ 1) โด S = (a(๐^๐โ 1))/(r โ 1) Now, finding P Now P is the product of n terms P = a1 ร a2 ร a3 ร โฆ an = a ร ar ร ar2 ร ar3 โฆ ร arn โ 1 = (a ร a ร โฆ a) ร (r ร r2 ร โฆrnโ1) = an ๐^(1+2+โฆ+(๐โ1)) = an ๐^((๐(๐ โ 1))/2) Thus, P = an ๐^((๐(๐ โ 1))/2) & R be the sum of reciprocals of n terms in GP i.e. R = 1/a + 1/ar + 1/ar^2 + โฆ.+ to n terms 1/a + 1/ar + 1/ar^2 โฆ.+ to n terms is a GP where first term = 1/๐ & common ratio = 1/๐ & sum of n terms = R We know that sum of n terms of a GP is Sn = (a(๐^๐โ1))/(rโ1) Putting r = 1/๐ & a = 1/๐ & S = R R = (1/๐ ((1/๐)^๐ โ 1))/(1/๐ โ 1) R = (1/๐ ((1/๐)^๐ โ 1))/((1 โ ๐)/๐ ) = 1/๐ ((1/๐)^๐โ1)1ร (๐/(1 โ ๐)) = 1/๐ (๐/(1 โ ๐))"ร" (1/๐^๐ โ1) = 1/๐ (๐/(1 โ ๐))"ร" ((1 โ ๐^๐)/๐^๐ ) = (๐(1 โ๐^๐))/(๐(1 โ ๐)๐^๐ ) We need to prove P2Rn = Sn Taking L.H.S P2 Rn = ["an . " ๐^((๐(๐ โ 1))/2 ) ]^2 [((1 โ๐^๐))/(๐(1 โ ๐) ๐^(๐ โ 1) )]^๐ = ["an . " ๐^((๐(๐ โ 1))/2 ) ]^2 [((1 โ๐^๐))/(๐(1 โ ๐) ๐^(๐ โ 1) )]^๐ = ["a2n . " ๐^((๐(๐ โ 1))/2 ร 2) ] [(1 โ๐^๐ )๐/((๐๐ . (1 โ ๐)๐ใ(๐ใ^(๐ โ 1) )๐))] = (๐2๐ . ๐^(๐(๐ โ 1)). (1 โ๐^๐ )๐)/(๐๐ .(1 โ ๐)๐. (๐^(๐ โ 1)๐)) = (๐^(2๐ โ ๐) . ๐^(๐(๐ โ 1) โ (๐ โ 1)๐). (1 โ๐^๐ )๐)/(1 โ ๐)๐ = (๐๐ . ๐0 . (1 โ๐^๐ )๐)/(1 โ ๐)๐ = (an . 1 .(1 โ๐^๐ )n)/(1โr)n = an(๐^๐โ1)n/(rโ1)n = [a(1 โ๐^๐ )/((rโ1) )]^๐ Taking R.H.S Sn Putting values from (1) = [a(1 โ๐^๐ )/((rโ1) )]^๐ = L.H.S Hence, L.H.S = R.H.S Thus, P2 Rn = Sn Hence proved