Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 890: 33

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A geometric sequence has the form $a, ar, ar^{2}, ar^{3}, \ldots$ The number $a$ is the first term of the sequence, and the number $r $is the common ratio. The nth term of the sequence is $\quad a_{n}=ar^{n-1}$ -------- For $a_{1},\ a_{2},\ a_{3},\ \ldots$ let the common ratio be $r_{1}$, so $a_{n}=a_{1}r_{1}^{n-1}$ . For $b_{1},\ b_{2},\ b_{3},\ \ldots$ let the common ratio be $r_{2}$., so $b_{n}=b_{1}r_{2}^{n-1}$. Observing the sequence $a_{1}b_{1},\ a_{2}b_{2},\ a_{3}b_{3},\ \ldots$ $a_{n}b_{n}=a_{1}r_{1}^{n-1}\cdot b_{1}r_{2}^{n-1}=(a_{1}b_{1})\cdot(r_{1}r_{2})^{n-1}$. It is geometric, with first term $a_{1}b_{1}$ and common ratio $r_{1}r_{2}$.
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