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CHAPTER 1: PROGRESSIONS Geometric Progressions (GP) A. Determine whether each of the following sequences is a geometric progression. If yes, state the value of the first term, a and the common ratio, r. 1. 2, 8, 16, . 2. 4, 12, 36, . 3. 42, 14, 28, . 4. -18, 6 , -2, . 5. 1.2, -2.4, 4.8, . 6. 16, -8, -4, 2, . B. Find the indicated term in the following geometric progressions. 1. 1, 3, 9, 27, .; 7th term 2. 3, -6, 12, . a) 5th term b) 9th term 3. 1 , 1, 3, . 3 a) 6th term b) 10th term 4. 1 , 1 , 1, . 16 4 a) 4th term b) 11th term 5. 40, 20, 10, . a) 5th term b) 12th term

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6. 6, -1, 1 , . 6 a) 8th term b) 13th term C. Determine the number of terms in each of the following geometric progressions 1. 2, 4, 8, ., 1 024. 2. 1, 4, 16, ., 65 536. 3. 1 , 1 , 2 , ., 32 . 5 10 5 5 4. 16, 8, 4, ., 1 . 32 5. -36, 12, -4, ., 4 . 243 6. 0.8, 1.6, 3.2, . 819.2. D. Find the sum of the indicated first n terms of the following geometric progressions. 1. 2, 4, 8, .; S6 2. 5, 10, 20, .; S7 3. 1 , 1 , 1, .; S8 4 2 4. 3, 9, 27, .; S10 5. 1 , 1, 5, .; S12 5 6. 50, 10, 2, .; S5 E. Find the sum of geometric progressions. 1. 1, 3, 9, ., 2 187. 2. 4, 12, 36, ., 8 748. 3. 16, 8, 4, ., 1 . 64 4. -3, 6, -12, 24, ., -12 288.

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F. Find the sum of the terms stated in each of the geometric progressions. 1. The sum of the 3rd term to the 9th term in the GP; 3, 6, 12, . 2. The sum of the 5th term to the 11 term in the GP; -4, 8, -16, . 3. The sum if the 3rd term to the 10th term in the GP; 1 , 1, 1, . 25 5 4. The sum of the 4th term to the 8th term in the GP; 1, 4, 16, . G. Find the number of terms, n, in each of the following geometric progressions, given the sum of the first n terms. 1. The sum of the first n terms in the GP; 4, 12, 36, . Is 1456. 2. The sum of the first n terms in the GP; 6, 12, 24, . Is 378. 3. The sum of the first n term in the GP; -12, -6, -3, . Is -23 1 . 4 4. The sum of the first n terms in the GP; -3, 9, -27, . Is -183. H. Find the sum of infinity for the following geometric progressions. 1. 6, 3, 1.5, . 2. 4, 2, 1, . 3. 9, 3, 1, . 4. 1, 0.2, 0.04, . 5. 14, -2, 2 , . 7 6. 100, 10, 1, . I. Express each of the following recurring decimals as a fraction in its simplest form. 1. 0.48 2. 0.51 3. 13.54

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J. Find the possible value(s) of x given that each of the following is a geometric progression. 1. x 2, x + 1, 5x + 1, . 2. x 7, x + 2, 4x + 8, . 3. x, x + 15, 3x 5, . 4. 2x + 2, x 3, x 6, . K. The sum of the first m terms of a geometric progression is given by Sn = 5n2 2n. Find the following terms. 1. T6 2. T8 3. T10 4. T13 L. Solve the following problems. 1. The second term of a geometric progression is 13 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 12. Find the fifth term of the progression. 2. The second term of a geometric progression is 1 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 4. Find the sixth term of the progression. 3. The third term of a geometric progression is -8 and the sixth term is 64. Find the first term, a and the common ratio, r of the progression. 4. The third term of a geometric progression is 16 and the seventh term is 4096. Find the eighth term of the progression. 5. The second term of a geometric progression is 2 and the sum of the second and third term is 8. Find the eighth term of the progression. 6. The fourth term of a geometric progression is 20 and the difference between the fifth and the fourth term is 20. If the fifth term is greater than the fourth term, find the tenth term of the progression.

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2 1. The first and the second terms of geometric progression are y and y respectively. 2 Find the sum of the first five terms given y = 4.

2. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is given by Sn = 1 (21n n2). Find 4 a. The first term of this progression b. The common difference. 3. The first term of geometric progression is 16 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 32. Find the common ratio of the progression. 1 4. The sum of the first 3 terms of a geometric progression with common ratio 4 is 24. Find a. The first term b. The sum of the fifth term until the eighth term. 5. In a geometric progression, the first term is 6 and the common ratio is r. given that, the sum to infinity of this progression is 24, find the value of r. 6. It is given that the first five terms of a geometric progression are -4, 8, -16, -32, and p. Find the value of p. 7. The first three terms of a geometric progression are x + 1, 2x + 2 and x + 8. Find a. The possible value of x b. The sum if the first five terms, if x > 0. 8. Express the recurring decimal 4.242424. as a fraction in its simplest form.

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9. Express the recurring decimal 0.272727. as a fraction in its simplest form. 10. The fourth term of a geometric progression is 8. The sum of the fourth and the fifth term is 12. Find a. The first term and the common ratio b. The sum to infinity of the progression