A progression has first term a and second term a+2a2, where a is a positive constant.
(a) For the case where the progression is geometric and the sum to infinity is 264, find the value of a.
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(b) For the case where the progression is arithmetic and a=6, determine the least value of n required for the sum of the first n terms to be less than −480.
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题目中文翻译
一个数列的首项为 a,第二项为 a+2a2,其中 a 为正常数。
(a) 当该数列为等比数列且无穷和为 264 时,求 a 的值。
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(b) 当该数列为等差数列且 a=6 时,求使前 n 项和小于 −480 所需的最小 n 值。
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解答
(a)
解法一
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用第二项除以首项求公比。a>0 保证公比在 0 与 1 之间。
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The common ratio is r=a/(a+2). The sum to infinity is
1−a/(a+2)a==2a(a+2)264.
Therefore a2+2a−528=(a−22)(a+24)=0. Since a>0, a=22.
(b)
解法一
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求公差后把部分和写成关于 n 的不等式。题目要求严格小于 −480,且 n 必须是正整数。
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With a=6, the second term is 36/8=9/2, so d=−3/2. Hence
Sn==2n(12−23(n−1))43n(9−n).
The inequality Sn<−480 becomes n2−9n−640>0. For positive n this requires