题目
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A geometric progression has first term and common ratio , where . It is given that the second term is 8 and the fifth term is .
(a) Find the value of . Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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(b) Find the exact value of the sum to infinity.
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题目中文翻译
一个等比数列的首项为 ,公比为 ,其中 。已知第二项为 8,第五项为 。
(a) 求 的值,答案精确到 3 位有效数字。
(b) 求无穷和的精确值。
解答
(a)
解法一
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第五项比第二项多乘三次公比。用两项相除消去首项,再用反余弦求角。
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Let . Since the second and fifth terms are and ,
As , the solution is radians to three significant figures.
(b)
解法一
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沿用 (a) 的精确公比,用第二项求首项。公比的绝对值小于 ,所以可以求无穷和。
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From and , the first term is . Since , the exact sum to infinity is