ARITHMETIC GEOMETRIC AND HARMONIC PROGRESSION

Question :

Write the first 6 terms of the sequences whose nth terms are given below and classify them as arithmetic progression, geometric progression, arithmetico-geometric progression, harmonic progression and none of them.

(i)  1/2ⁿ⁺¹

(ii)  (n + 1)(n + 2) / (n + 3)(n + 4)

(iii) 4 (1/2)ⁿ

(iv) (−1)ⁿ/n

(v) (2n+3) / (3n+4)

(vi) 2018

(vii) (3n−2)/(3ⁿ⁻¹)

Solution :

(i)  1/2ⁿ⁺¹

Let t_n  =  1/2ⁿ⁺¹

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128,............

Since the common ratio is same, it is GP.

(ii)  (n + 1)(n + 2) / (n + 3)(n + 4)

Solution :

Let t_n  =  (n + 1)(n + 2) / (n + 3)(n + 4)

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

6/20, 12/30, 20/42, 30/56, 42/72, 56/90,............

Common difference is not same, so it is not A.P

Common ratio is not same, so it is not G.P

It is not H.P

Hence the answer is none of them.

(iii) 4 (1/2)ⁿ

Solution :

Let t_n  =  4 (1/2)ⁿ

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16,....................

The common ratio is same, so it is G.P

(iv) (−1)ⁿ/n

Solution :

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

-1, 1/2, -1/3, 1/4, -1/5, 1/6, .................

Common difference is not same, so it is not A.P

Common ratio is not same, so it is not G.P

It is not H.P

Hence the answer is none of them.

(v) (2n+3) / (3n+4)

Solution :

Let t_n  =  (2n+3) / (3n+4)

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

5/7, 7/10, 9/13, 11/16, 13/19, 15/22,....................

Hence the answer is none of these.

(vi) 2018

Solution :

The answer is none of these.

(vii) (3n−2)/(3ⁿ⁻¹)

Solution :

Let t_n  =  (3n−2)/(3ⁿ⁻¹)

First 6 terms of the sequence are,

1, 4/3, 7/9, 10/27, 13/81, 16/243, .............

Hence the answer is arithmetico-geometric progression.

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