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M4U-9709-SE26-E-GP048 marks

E-GP04 · Odd and even subsequences

A GP has \(a>0\) and \(0<r<1\). The sum of all odd-indexed terms is 50, and the sum of all even-indexed terms is 30.

Find a and r.

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Find \(S_5\) exactly.

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Find the least n for which \(S_n>79\).

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