What is the Common Ratio in GP?

Troy Kaufman

Troy Kaufman

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2023-03-11

What is the Common Ratio in GP?

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Larissa Pacheco

Larissa Pacheco

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A geometric progression is a series of numbers in which the ratios between the consecutive terms are equal.If a1,a2,a3,a4,........are in geometric progression then, a2a1=a3a2=a4a3=.........If r is the common ratio, the terms in the geometric series can be written as a,ar,ar2,ar3,......For a geometric progression, anan-1is true for all consecutive terms.The sum of first n terms of a GP series is S n = a ( 1 r n ) 1 r ; r 1 and r< 1
S n = a ( r n 1 ) r 1 ; r 1 and r>1

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