题目
An arithmetic progression has first term and common difference , where . The second, fifth and eleventh terms of the arithmetic progression, in that order, are the first three terms of a geometric progression.
(a) Find the value of .
(b) The sum of the first terms of the arithmetic progression is denoted by . The sum of the first terms of the geometric progression is denoted by .
Find the value of .
题目中文翻译
一个等差数列的首项为 ,公差为 ,其中 。该等差数列的第 2 项、第 5 项和第 11 项按此顺序构成一个等比数列的前三项。
(a) 求 的值。
(b) 该等差数列前 项的和记为 。该等比数列前 项的和记为 。
求 的值。
解答
(a)
解法一
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先写出等差数列中的三项。它们也是等比数列的前三项,因此中间项的平方等于两端项的积。
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The three terms are , and . Hence
Since , the solution is .
解法二
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也可以先求等比数列的公比:等比数列的相邻项之差,同样按这个公比变化。
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If the common ratio is , multiplying by gives . Here the differences are and , so since . Therefore and .
(b)
解法一
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分别用等差和等比数列的求和公式。等比数列的首项是等差数列的第二项。
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With ,
The geometric progression starts with and has ratio , so
Thus .