Geometric Sequence

 If the ratio of any term to its preceding term is always equal, that is, if the same
quotient is always obtained after dividing any term by its preceding term, then the
sequence is called geometric sequence and the quotient is called common ratio.
 Geometric Sequence

 Event–1:
Lily wants to buy a gift for her mother. She needs at least 300 taka to buy the gift.
Lily plans to save some money starting from the first week of November. The
amount she saves in the first week will be doubled the following week. According to
the plan, Lily started saving with 5 taka. In how many weeks Lily will be able to
buy the gift?
No. of Total
1 2 3 4 5 6
weeks savings
5
Weekly
savings 315
5 10 20 40 80 160
(Taka)
 Geometric Sequence

 Event–2: Spreading of Virus

We are often affected by various diseases caused by viruses. Let’s assume that a
virus-borne disease spreads in such a way that initially one person gets infected.
Then it continues to spread like a pattern. The sequence for how the disease spreads
can be described as: 1, 2, 4, 8, ……… where each term is double the previous term
except for the first term.
 Geometric Sequence

 In a geometric sequence, the first term is denoted as a, and the common ratio is
denoted as r. Therefore, we can write a geometric sequence in the following form:
 Determining the common terms of the qualitative sequence

 Lily’s weekly savings sequence:

5, 10, 20, 40,...
Sequences
Term Pattern We can write Common term or n term th
given
1 5 5 n −1
a n= 5 × 2
2 10
3 20 nth-term 1st term Common
difference,
4 40 d
…. …. …. ….
n … nth term,
 Mathematical Problem

 Individual work:
 Give two examples of finite and infinite geometric sequences.
 Mathematical Problem

 Individual work:
 If a, b, c are in geometric progression, fill in the blank spaces below:
 Mathematical Problem

 Solution: Let’s analyze this problem using a chart:

Month 1st
2nd
3rd
… 10
th

Income (Taka) 4000 4200 4410 … ?

 Mathematical Problem

 Brain storm:
If form a geometric sequence, determine the value of x.
 Mathematical Problem

 Individual work:
A) Determine the general term of the following arithmetic sequences.
i) 3, 15, 75,… ii) 4, … iii) whose 7 term is 8 and 13 term 512
th th

B) Determine the missing terms in the following geometric sequence.

i) 3, , , , ii) , , , ,
C) i) In the sequence 4, 12, 36, ..., what is the position (term number) of 2916?
ii) In a geometric sequence, and , what is ?
 Mathematical Problem

 Individual work:
a) Determine the sum of the first 7 terms of the series
b) Determine the sum of the series .
 Mathematical Problem
Number of
Serial No. 1st Term a Common Ratio r n term
th
terms n

i. 128
 Mathematical Problem
Number of
Serial No. 1st Term a Common Ratio r n term
th
terms n
ii. 8
 Mathematical Problem
Number of
Serial No. 1st Term a Common Ratio r n term
th
terms n
iii. 12 768 1524
 Home Work
Serial Number of
1st Term a Common Ratio r n term
th
No. terms n
i
ii
iii
iv