NAME: ANNE JENNITH TY DATE: 08/12/18

SCORE:
GR. & SEC:10-AMBER TEACHER: MARIO ESPIRITU BAÑAVO PH.D

ACTIVITY SUM OF THE TERMS IN A GEOMETRIC

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SEQUENCE

A.FOR EACH GIVEN GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE,FIND THE

SUM OF THE FIRST:
1 . 5 TERMS OF 4,12,36,108,…
ANSWER: 484

2 . 6 TERMS OF 3,-6,12,-24,…
ANSWER: -63

3. 6 TERMS OF -3,3,-3,3,…
ANSWER: 0

4. 7 TERMS OF -3,3,-3,3,…
ANSWER: -3
3 3 3 3
5. 8 TERMS OF 4 , , ,
4 4 4 ,…
ANSWER: 6

B.FIND THE SUM TO INFINITY OF EACH GEOMETRIC

SEQUENCE, IT EXISTS.

1 . 64,16,4,1,...
256
ANSWER: 3
1 1 1 1
2. , , ,
3 9 27 81 ,…
1
ANSWER: 2
 1 1
3 . -4,-1, - 4 ,- 16 ,…
16
ANSWER: - 3

2 1
4 . 24,4,
3 9 ,…
,
144
ANSWER: 5
5 . 1, √ 2 , 2, 2 √2 ,…
ANSWER: THE SUM DOES NOT EXIST r > 1.

C. FIND THE SUM TO INFINITY OF EACH GEOMETRIC

SEQUENCE WHERE THE FIRST TERM IS 4, THE LAST TERM IS
324 AND THE COMMON RATIO IS 3.
ANSWER: 484

D. THE SUM TO INFINITY OF A GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE IS

TWICE THE FIRST. WHAT IS COMMON RATIO.
a−r
ANSWER: r−1 = 2a1
1
=2
1−r
1
r= 2