题目
The second and third terms of a geometric progression are and respectively.
Find the sum to infinity.
题目中文翻译
一个等比数列的第二项和第三项分别为 和 。
求这个数列的无穷和。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
解法一
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用第三项除以第二项求公比,再倒推首项。检查公比的绝对值小于 。
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The common ratio is and the first term is . Since , the sum to infinity is