题目
(a) The first, second and third terms of an arithmetic progression are , and respectively, where is a non-zero constant.
(i) Find the value of .
(ii) Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the progression.
(b) The fourth and sixth terms of a geometric progression are 36 and 6 respectively. The common ratio of the progression is positive.
Find the sum to infinity of the progression. Give your answer in the form , where , and are integers.
题目中文翻译
(a) 一个等差数列的第一项、第二项和第三项分别为 、 和 ,其中 是非零常数。
(i) 求 的值。
(ii) 求该数列前 20 项的和。
(b) 一个等比数列的第 4 项和第 6 项分别为 36 和 6。该数列的公比为正。
求该数列的无穷和。答案写成 的形式,其中 、、 为整数。
解答
(a)(i)
解法一
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等差数列的中项等于两端的平均。利用 排除零根。
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We have , so . Since , it follows that .
(a)(ii)
解法一
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代入 得到首项和公差,再用等差数列的求和公式。
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The first three terms are , and , so the common difference is . The required sum is
(b)
解法一
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第六项比第四项多乘两次公比。由这两项求出正公比,再退回首项并求无穷和。
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With first term and common ratio , we have and . Dividing gives . Since , and . This ratio is less than , so the sum to infinity is