一个等比级数的公比为 ,一个等差级数的首项为 ,公差为 ,其中 和 均非零。该等比级数的前三项分别等于该等差级数的第一项、第四项和第六项。
- (i)
证明 。
- (ii)
由此推导该等比级数是收敛的,并用 表示其无穷项之和。
- (iii)
等差级数的前 项和记为 。已知 ,求使 超过 的 的可能值的集合。
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Q4(i)
1. Express the first three terms of both the arithmetic and geometric series.
Let the first three terms of the geometric series be , , and .
Since the first term of the arithmetic series is , .
Then, and .
Let the terms of the arithmetic series be , , and .
2. Equate the corresponding terms to form simultaneous equations.
Since the first three terms of the geometric series are equal to the first, fourth and sixth terms of the arithmetic series respectively:
3. Express $d$ in terms of $a$ and $r$ using the first equation.
From equation (1):
4. Substitute the expression for $d$ into the second equation and rearrange to obtain the required quadratic equation.
Substitute into equation (2):
Multiply both sides by 3 to clear the fraction:
Since is non-zero (), we can divide the entire equation by :
Q4(ii)
1. Solve the quadratic equation from part (i) to find the possible values of $r$.
2. Reject the invalid value of $r$ and deduce that the geometric series converges.
If , the first three terms of the geometric series are all .
Then the 4th term of the arithmetic series is .
Since the question states is non-zero, is rejected.
Thus, .
Since , the geometric series is convergent.
3. Find the sum to infinity in terms of $a$.
The series is convergent as .
Q4(iii)
1. Find the common difference $d$ in terms of $a$ using the common ratio $r$ obtained from the earlier parts.
From part (ii), the geometric series converges, so the common ratio is .
The fourth term of the arithmetic series is equal to the second term of the geometric series:
2. Express the sum of the first $n$ terms, $S$, in terms of $n$ and $a$.
The sum of the first terms of an arithmetic series is given by:
Substitute :
3. Formulate the inequality $S > 4a$ and simplify it to a quadratic inequality.
Given that , we have:
Since , we can divide both sides by without reversing the inequality sign:
4. Solve the quadratic inequality to find the range of possible values for $n$.
First, find the roots of the corresponding quadratic equation :
Calculating the approximate values, we get and .
Since the quadratic curve opens upwards and we require it to be less than zero, must lie between the roots:
5. Determine the set of possible integer values for $n$.
Since represents the number of terms, it must be a positive integer.
The integers strictly between and are , and .
The set of possible values of is .
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