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Let $a, a r, a r^2$, $\qquad$ be an infinite G.P. If $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a r^n=57$ and $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}…
Let $a, a r, a r^2$, $\qquad$ be an infinite G.P. If $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a r^n=57$ and $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a^3 r^{3 n}=9747$, then $a+18 r$ is equal to
46 38 31 27
Solution
$\begin{aligned}
& \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \operatorname{ar}^{\mathrm{n}}=57 \\
& \mathrm{a}+\mathrm{ar}+\mathrm{ar}^2+\infty=57 \\
& \frac{\mathrm{a}}{1-\mathrm{r}}=57 \ldots(I)\\
& \sum_{\mathrm{n}=0}^{\infty} \mathrm{a}^3 \mathrm{r}^{3 \mathrm{n}}=9747 \\
& \mathrm{a}^3+\mathrm{a}^3 \cdot \mathrm{r}^3+\mathrm{a}^3 \cdot \mathrm{r}^6+\ldots \ldots \ldots . \ldots=9746 \\
& \frac{\mathrm{a}^3}{1-\mathrm{r}^3}=9746 \ldots(II)\\
& \frac{(\mathrm{I})^3}{(\mathrm{II})} \Rightarrow \frac{\frac{\mathrm{a}^3}{(1-\mathrm{r})^3}}{\frac{\mathrm{a}^3}{1-\mathrm{r}^3}}=\frac{57^3}{9717}=19 \\
& \mathrm{a}=19 \\
& \therefore \mathrm{a}+18 \mathrm{r}=19+18 \times \frac{2}{3}=31 \\
&
\end{aligned}$ On solving, $\mathrm{r}=\frac{2}{3}$ and $\mathrm{r}=\frac{3}{2}$ (rejected $)$
$\begin{aligned} & a=19 \\ & \therefore a+18 r=19+18 \times \frac{2}{3}=31\end{aligned}$
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