Q1. Find the common ratio of the sequence 5, 15, 45, ...
Q2. Find the 4th term of the G.P. 3, 6, 12, ...
Q3. The second term of a G.P. is 12 and r = 1/3. Find the first term.
Q4. Find the geometric mean between 4 and 25.
Q5. If a = 81 and r = 1/3, find t5.
Q6. Find the 8th term of the G.P. 2/3, 4/3, 8/3, ...
Q7. In the G.P. 5, 5/2, 5/4, ... which term equals 0.3125?
Q8. Find the sum of first 6 terms of the G.P. 3, −6, 12, −24, ...
Q9. Find the sum to infinity of the G.P. 5 + 5/2 + 5/4 + 5/8 + ...
Q10. Insert three geometric means between 2 and 162. (So make a G.P. with 5 terms: 2, G1, G2, G3, 162.)
Q11. The 4th term of a G.P. is 54 and the 7th term is 1458. Find the first term a, the common ratio r, and the sum of the first 8 terms.
Q12. A sequence is 486, 162, 54, ... and continues until a term equals 2/3.
Find (i) how many terms are there, and
(ii) the total (sum) of all those terms.
Q13. The sum to infinity of a G.P. is 8 and its second term is 2. Find the first term, the common ratio, and the sum of the first 6 terms.
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