Sunday, February 9, 2014

If S be the sum, P be the product and R be the sum of the reciprocals of n terms of a geometric progression. Prove that P^2=(S/R)^n.

We are given that for n terms of a geometric progression,
s is their sum, p is their product and r is the sum of their
reciprocals.


Let the first term of the GP be a and the
common ratio be r.


The n terms are a, ar, ar^2,
...ar^(n-1)


S = a + ar + ar^2 +...ar^(n - 1) = a*(r^n - 1)/
(r - 1)


P = a*ar*ar^2...ar^(n-1) = a^n*r^(1 + 2 +
...(n-1)


=>
a^n*r^((n-1)(n)/2)


R = 1/a + 1/ar + 1/ar^2 +...1/r^(n - 1)
= (1/a)[ 1 + 1/r + 1/r^2... + 1/r^(n-1)


=>
(1/a)[((1/r)^n - 1)/(1/r  - 1)


=> (1/a)[r*(1 -
r^n)/(1 - r)*r^n]


S/R = [a*(r^n - 1)/ (r - 1)] / (1/a)[r*(1
- r^n)/(1 - r)*r^n]


=>[a^2] / [1/r^(n -
1)]


=> a^2*r^(n -
1)


(S/R)^n = a^2*n*r^[(n -
1)(n)]


P^2 =
[a^n*r^((n-1)(n)/2)]^2


=> a^2*n*r^[(n -
1)*n]


Therefore we get that P^2 =
(S/R)^n

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