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In an infinite geometric progression, the sum of first two terms is 6 and every terms is four times the sum of all the terms that it . Find :
(i) the geometric progression and (ii) its sum to infinity .

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To solve the problem step by step, we will follow the information given in the question and use the properties of geometric progressions (GP). ### Given: 1. The sum of the first two terms is 6. 2. Every term is four times the sum of all the terms that come after it. ### Let: - The first term of the GP be \( a \). - The common ratio be \( r \). ### Step 1: Write the equation for the sum of the first two terms. The first two terms of the GP are \( a \) and \( ar \). According to the problem, their sum is: \[ a + ar = 6 \] Factoring out \( a \): \[ a(1 + r) = 6 \quad \text{(Equation 1)} \] ### Step 2: Write the equation for the relationship between the terms and the sum of the remaining terms. The sum of the infinite GP can be expressed as: \[ S = \frac{a}{1 - r} \quad \text{(for } |r| < 1\text{)} \] The sum of all terms after the first term is: \[ S' = S - a = \frac{a}{1 - r} - a = \frac{a - a(1 - r)}{1 - r} = \frac{ar}{1 - r} \] According to the problem, each term \( ar^n \) is four times the sum of all subsequent terms: \[ ar = 4 \cdot S' = 4 \cdot \frac{ar}{1 - r} \] This simplifies to: \[ ar = \frac{4ar}{1 - r} \] Assuming \( ar \neq 0 \), we can divide both sides by \( ar \): \[ 1 = \frac{4}{1 - r} \] Cross-multiplying gives: \[ 1 - r = 4 \implies r = -3 \quad \text{(Equation 2)} \] ### Step 3: Substitute \( r \) back into Equation 1 to find \( a \). Substituting \( r = -3 \) into Equation 1: \[ a(1 - 3) = 6 \implies a(-2) = 6 \implies a = -3 \] ### Step 4: Write the geometric progression. Now we have: - \( a = -3 \) - \( r = -3 \) The GP can be written as: \[ -3, -3(-3), -3(-3)^2, -3(-3)^3, \ldots \] This simplifies to: \[ -3, 9, -27, 81, \ldots \] ### Step 5: Calculate the sum to infinity. Using the formula for the sum to infinity: \[ S = \frac{a}{1 - r} = \frac{-3}{1 - (-3)} = \frac{-3}{1 + 3} = \frac{-3}{4} = -0.75 \] ### Final Answers: (i) The geometric progression is: \[ -3, 9, -27, 81, \ldots \] (ii) The sum to infinity is: \[ -0.75 \]
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