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The nth term of a geometric progression (G.P.) is given by T_n = 5 imes 22-n. Write down the first four terms and calculate the sum of the first six terms.

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a

10,5,52,5410, 5, \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{4}

b

31516\frac{315}{16}

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Here's the solution to question 8:

The nnth term of a geometric progression (G.P.) is given by Tn=5×22−nT_n = 5 \times 2^{2-n}.

Part a· 4 steps

Write down the first four terms of the G.P.

  1. Calculate the first term (n=1n=1).

    T1=5×22−1=5×21=5×2=10T_1 = 5 \times 2^{2-1} = 5 \times 2^1 = 5 \times 2 = 10
  2. Calculate the second term (n=2n=2).

    T2=5×22−2=5×20=5×1=5T_2 = 5 \times 2^{2-2} = 5 \times 2^0 = 5 \times 1 = 5
  3. Calculate the third term (n=3n=3).

    T3=5×22−3=5×2−1=5×12=52T_3 = 5 \times 2^{2-3} = 5 \times 2^{-1} = 5 \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2}
  4. Calculate the fourth term (n=4n=4).

    T4=5×22−4=5×2−2=5×14=54T_4 = 5 \times 2^{2-4} = 5 \times 2^{-2} = 5 \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4}

    The first four terms are: 10,5,52,54\boxed{10, 5, \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{4}}

Part b

31516\frac{315}{16}

Calculate the sum of the first six terms of this series.

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

    From part (a), the first term is a=T1=10a = T_1 = 10.
    The common ratio rr is found by dividing any term by its preceding term:

    r=T2T1=510=12r = \frac{T_2}{T_1} = \frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2}
  2. Use the formula for the sum of the first nn terms of a G.P.

    The formula for the sum of the first nn terms is Sn=a(1−rn)1−rS_n = \frac{a(1 - r^n)}{1 - r}.
    We need to find the sum of the first six terms, so n=6n=6, a=10a=10, and r=12r=\frac{1}{2}.

    S6=10(1−(12)6)1−12S_6 = \frac{10 \left(1 - \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\right)}{1 - \frac{1}{2}}
  3. Calculate (1/2)6(1/2)^6.

    (12)6=1626=164\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6 = \frac{1^6}{2^6} = \frac{1}{64}
  4. Substitute the value and simplify.

    S6=10(1−164)12S_6 = \frac{10 \left(1 - \frac{1}{64}\right)}{\frac{1}{2}} S6=10(6464−164)12S_6 = \frac{10 \left(\frac{64}{64} - \frac{1}{64}\right)}{\frac{1}{2}} S6=10(6364)12S_6 = \frac{10 \left(\frac{63}{64}\right)}{\frac{1}{2}} S6=10×6364×2S_6 = 10 \times \frac{63}{64} \times 2 S6=20×6364S_6 = \frac{20 \times 63}{64} S6=5×6316S_6 = \frac{5 \times 63}{16} S6=31516S_6 = \frac{315}{16}

    The sum of the first six terms is: 31516\boxed{\frac{315}{16}}

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