Find the number of term in a GP 128,64, 32, ........1/16

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12

Step-by-step solution

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The given sequence is a Geometric Progression (GP): 128,64,32,…,116128, 64, 32, \dots, \frac{1}{16}.

  1. Identify the first term (aa) and the common ratio (rr).

    The first term, a=128a = 128.
    The common ratio, r=64128=12r = \frac{64}{128} = \frac{1}{2}.

  2. Write down the formula for the nn-th term of a GP.

    The nn-th term (ana_n) of a GP is given by an=a⋅rn−1a_n = a \cdot r^{n-1}.

  3. Substitute the values of aa, rr, and the last term (ana_n) into the formula.

    Here, an=116a_n = \frac{1}{16}.
    So, 116=128⋅(12)n−1\frac{1}{16} = 128 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}.

  4. Solve for nn.

    Divide both sides by 128:
    116128=(12)n−1\frac{\frac{1}{16}}{128} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}
    116×128=(12)n−1\frac{1}{16 \times 128} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}
    12048=(12)n−1\frac{1}{2048} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}

  5. Express both sides with the same base.

    We know that 210=10242^{10} = 1024, so 211=20482^{11} = 2048.
    Therefore, 12048=1211=(12)11\frac{1}{2048} = \frac{1}{2^{11}} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{11}.

  6. Equate the exponents.

    So, (12)11=(12)n−1\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{11} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}.
    This implies 11=n−111 = n-1.

  7. Calculate nn.

    n=11+1n = 11 + 1
    n=12n = 12.

    The number of terms in the GP is 12.

    1212
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