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The number of bacteria in a certain culture doubles every hour. If there were 30 bacteria present in the culture originally, how many bacteria will be present at the end of `2^("nd")` hour, `4^("th")` hour and `n^("th")` hour ?

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`120, 480, 30 (2^n)`
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NCERT GUJARATI-SEQUENCES AND SERIES-EXERCISE 9.3
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  2. The sum of first three terms of a G.P. is 16 and the sum of the next t...

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  5. If the 4th, 10th and 16th terms of a G.P. are x, y and z, respectively...

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  6. Find the sum to n terms of the sequence, 8, 88, 888, 8888… .

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  8. Show that the products of the corresponding terms of the sequences a, ...

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  11. If the first and the n^("th") term of a G.P. are a and b, respectivel...

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  12. Show that the ratio of the sum of first n terms of a G.P. to the sum o...

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  13. If a, b, c and d are in G.P. show that (a^2+b^2+c^2)(b^2+c^2+d^2) = (a...

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  15. Find the value of n so that (a^(n+1)+b^(n+1))/(a^(n)+b^n) may be the ...

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  17. If A and G be A.M. and G.M., respectively between two positive numbers...

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