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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 8. sequence and series

If in a \(G.P.\) of \(64\) terms, the sum of all the terms is \(7\) times the sum of the odd terms of the \(G.P,\) then the common ratio of the \(G.P\). is equal to

  1. A \(7\)
  2. B \(4\)
  3. C \(5\)
  4. D \(6\)
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(D) \(6\)

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\( a+a r+a r^2+a r^3+\ldots+a r^{63} \) \(=7\left(a+a r^2+a r^4 \ldots+a r^{62}\right) \) \(\Rightarrow \frac{a\left(1-r^{64}\right)}{1-r}=\frac{7 a\left(1-r^{64}\right)}{1-r^2}\) \(r=6\)
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