JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Geometric Progression

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    If \[A=1+{{r}^{z}}+{{r}^{2z}}+{{r}^{3z}}+.......\infty \], then the value of r will be

    A) \[A{{(1-A)}^{z}}\]

    B) \[{{\left( \frac{A-1}{A} \right)}^{1/z}}\]

    C) \[{{\left( \frac{1}{A}-1 \right)}^{1/z}}\]

    D) \[A{{(1-A)}^{1/z}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[A=1+{{r}^{z}}+{{r}^{2z}}+{{r}^{3z}}+........\infty \] \[A=1+[{{r}^{z}}+{{r}^{2z}}+{{r}^{3z}}+........\infty ]\] We know that sum of infinite G.P. is \[{{S}_{\infty }}=\frac{a}{1-r}(-1<r<1)\] Therefore, \[A=1+\left[ \frac{{{r}^{z}}}{1-{{r}^{z}}} \right]\Rightarrow A=\frac{1-{{r}^{z}}+{{r}^{z}}}{1-{{r}^{z}}}\] \[\therefore \] \[A=\frac{1}{1-{{r}^{z}}}\Rightarrow 1-{{r}^{z}}=\frac{1}{A}\Rightarrow {{r}^{z}}=\frac{A-1}{A}\] Hence\[r={{\left[ \frac{A-1}{A} \right]}^{1/z}}\].


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