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Consider an infinite geometric series with first term 'a' and common ratio 'r'. If the sum is 4 and the second term is `3/4` then

A

a = 2, r = 3/8

B

a = 4/7, r = 3/7

C

a = 3/2 , r = 1/2

D

a = 3, r = 1/4

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