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In a G.P. of even number of terms, the sum of all terms is 5 times the sum of the odd terms. The common ratio of the G.P. is ______. - Mathematics

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In a G.P. of even number of terms, the sum of all terms is 5 times the sum of the odd terms. The common ratio of the G.P. is ______.

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  • `(-4)/5`

  • `1/5`

  • 4

  • None the these

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In a G.P. of even number of terms, the sum of all terms is 5 times the sum of the odd terms. The common ratio of the G.P. is 4.

Explanation:

Let us consider a G.P. a, ar, ar2, ... with 2n terms.

We have `(a(r^(2n) - 1))/(r - 1) = (5a((r^2)^n - 1))/(r^2 - 1)`

Since common ratio of odd terms will be r2 and number of terms will be n

⇒ `(a(r^(2n) - 1))/(r - 1) = 5 (a(r^(2n) - 1))/((r^2 - 1))`

⇒ a(r + 1) = 5a

i.e., r = 4

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