The first term of a geometric progression is 216 and the fourth term is 64.
Find the sum to infinity of the progression.
Solution
Let the first term be denoted as \(a = 216\) and the common ratio as \(r\).
The fourth term is given by \(ar^3 = 64\).
Substituting the known value of \(a\), we have:
\(216r^3 = 64\)
Solving for \(r\), we get:
\(r^3 = \frac{64}{216} = \frac{8}{27}\)
\(r = \left(\frac{8}{27}\right)^{1/3} = \frac{2}{3}\)
The sum to infinity of a geometric progression is given by:
\(S_\infty = \frac{a}{1-r}\)
Substituting the values of \(a\) and \(r\), we have:
\(S_\infty = \frac{216}{1 - \frac{2}{3}} = \frac{216}{\frac{1}{3}} = 648\)
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