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WBJEE · Maths · Sequences and Series

In a GP series consisting of positive terms, each term is equal to the sum of next two terms. Then, the common ratio of this GP series is

  1. A \(\sqrt{5}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}\)
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(B) \(\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}\)

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Let \(a_{n}\) be the general term of a GP whose first term is \(a\) and common ratio is \(r\). Now according to the question, \[ \begin{aligned} a_{n} &=a_{n+1}+a_{n+2} \\ a r^{n-1} &=a r^{n}+a r^{n+1} \end{aligned} \] \(\Rightarrow \quad r^{n-1}=r^{n}+r^{n+1}\)…