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If the first two consecutive terms of a G.P. are 125 and 25, find its `6^(th)` term.

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To find the sixth term of a Geometric Progression (G.P.) where the first two consecutive terms are given as 125 and 25, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the first term (a) and the second term (a * r) The first term \( a \) is given as 125, and the second term \( a \cdot r \) is given as 25. ### Step 2: Find the common ratio (r) The common ratio \( r \) can be calculated using the formula: \[ r = \frac{\text{second term}}{\text{first term}} = \frac{25}{125} \] Calculating this gives: \[ r = \frac{1}{5} \] ### Step 3: Use the formula for the nth term of a G.P. The formula for the nth term \( T_n \) of a G.P. is given by: \[ T_n = a \cdot r^{(n-1)} \] We need to find the sixth term, so we set \( n = 6 \): \[ T_6 = a \cdot r^{(6-1)} = 125 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{5} \] ### Step 4: Calculate \( \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{5} \) Calculating \( \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{5} \): \[ \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{5} = \frac{1}{5^5} = \frac{1}{3125} \] ### Step 5: Substitute back to find \( T_6 \) Now substituting back into the equation for \( T_6 \): \[ T_6 = 125 \cdot \frac{1}{3125} \] ### Step 6: Simplify the expression Calculating this gives: \[ T_6 = \frac{125}{3125} \] Since \( 3125 = 125 \cdot 25 \), we can simplify: \[ T_6 = \frac{1}{25} \] ### Final Answer Thus, the sixth term of the G.P. is: \[ \boxed{\frac{1}{25}} \] ---
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ICSE-GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION -Exercise 11(D)
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  4. Find the sum of G.P. : 1-(1)/(2)+(1)/(4)-(1)/(8)+ . . . .. . . .. . ...

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  5. Find the sum of G.P. : 1-(1)/(3)+(1)/(3^(2))-(1)/(3^(3))+ . . . .. ....

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  6. Find the sum of G.P. : (x+y)/(x-y)+1+(x-y)/(x+y)+ . . . . .. . . . ...

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  7. Find the sum of G.P. : sqrt(3)+(1)/(sqrt(3))+(1)/(3sqrt(3))+ . . . ....

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  8. How many terms of the geometric progression 1+4+16+64+ . . . . .. . . ...

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  12. A geometric progression has common ratio = 3 and last term = 486. If t...

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  13. Find the sum of G.P. : 3,6,12, . . . . . . . . ., 1536.

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  14. How many terms of the series 2+6+18+ . . . . . . . . . . . Must be tak...

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  15. In a G.P., the ratio between the sum of first three terms and that of ...

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  16. How many terms of the G.P. (2)/(9),-(1)/(3),(1)/(2), . . . . . . . ....

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  17. If the sum of 1+2+2^(2)+ . . . . . . . . . .+2^(n-1) is 255, find the ...

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  18. Find the geometric mean between : (4)/(9) and (9)/(4)

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  19. Find the geometric mean between : 14 and (7)/(32)

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  20. Find the geometric mean between : 2a and 8a^(3)

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  21. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is (39)/(10) and their product is 1. ...

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