Question

If S be the sum, P the product and R be the sum of the reciprocals of n terms of a GP, then P² is equal to

Options

• (a) S/R

• (b) R/S

• (c) (R/S)ⁿ

• (d) (S/R)ⁿ

Answer 1

(d) \[\left( \frac{S}{R} \right)^n\] 

\[\text{ Sum of n terms of the G . P } . , S = \frac{a\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{\left( r - 1 \right)}\]
\[\text{ Product of n terms of the G . P } . , P = a^n r^\left[ \frac{n\left( n - 1 \right)}{2} \right] \]
\[\text{ Sum of the reciprocals of n terms of the G . P } . , R = \frac{\left[ \frac{1}{r^n} - 1 \right]}{a\left( \frac{1}{r} - 1 \right)} = \frac{\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{a r^\left( n - 1 \right) \left( r - 1 \right)}\]
\[ \therefore P^2 = \left\{ a^2 r^\frac{2\left( n - 1 \right)}{2} \right\}^n \]
\[ \Rightarrow P^2 = \left\{ \frac{\frac{a\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{\left( r - 1 \right)}}{\frac{\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{a r^\left( n - 1 \right) \left( r - 1 \right)}} \right\}^n \]
\[ \Rightarrow P^2 = \left\{ \frac{S}{R} \right\}^n \]
\[\text{ Let the first term of the G . P . be a and the common ratio be r } . \]
\[\text{ Sum of n terms }, S = \frac{a\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{r - 1}\]
\[\text{ Product of the G . P } . , P = a^n r^\frac{n\left( n + 1 \right)}{2} \]
\[\text{ Sum of the reciprocals of n terms }, R = \frac{\left( \frac{1}{r^n - 1} \right)}{a\left( \frac{1}{r^{} - 1} \right)} = \frac{\left( \frac{1 - r^n}{r^n} \right)}{a\left( \frac{1 - r}{r} \right)}\]
\[ p^2 = \left\{ a^2 r^\frac{\left( n + 1 \right)}{2} \right\}^n \]
\[ p^2 = \left\{ \frac{\frac{a\left( r^n - 1 \right)}{r - 1}}{\frac{\left( \frac{1 - r^n}{r^n} \right)}{a\left( \frac{1 - r}{r} \right)}} \right\}^n = \left\{ \frac{S}{R} \right\}^n\]