Finite Geometric Sum and Term Relationships

Given conditions on partial sums S_n or relationships among specific terms of a geometric sequence, the student must find unknown terms, the common ratio, or the sum of a specified number of terms.

jee-main 2022 Q62 View
If $\frac { 1 } { 2 \cdot 3 ^ { 10 } } + \frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 2 } \cdot 3 ^ { 9 } } + \ldots + \frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 10 } \cdot 3 } = \frac { K } { 2 ^ { 10 } \cdot 3 ^ { 10 } }$, then the remainder when $K$ is divided by 6 is
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
jee-main 2022 Q71 View
Let $f : N \rightarrow R$ be a function such that $f( x + y ) = 2 f(x) f(y)$ for natural numbers $x$ and $y$. If $f(1) = 2$, then the value of $\alpha$ for which $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } f ( \alpha + k ) = \frac { 512 } { 3 } ( 2 ^ { 20 } - 1 )$ holds, is
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6
jee-main 2022 Q64 View
The sum $1 + 2 \cdot 3 + 3 \cdot 3^2 + \ldots + 10 \cdot 3^9$ is equal to
(1) $\frac{2 \cdot 3^{12} + 10}{4}$
(2) $\frac{19 \cdot 3^{10} + 1}{4}$
(3) $5 \cdot 3^{10} - 2$
(4) $\frac{9 \cdot 3^{10} + 1}{2}$
jee-main 2022 Q62 View
Let $A_1, A_2, A_3, \ldots\ldots$ be an increasing geometric progression of positive real numbers. If $A_1 A_3 A_5 A_7 = \frac{1}{1296}$ and $A_2 + A_4 = \frac{7}{36}$, then, the value of $A_6 + A_8 + A_{10}$ is equal to
(1) 43
(2) 33
(3) 37
(4) 48
jee-main 2022 Q62 View
Consider two G.Ps. $2,2 ^ { 2 } , 2 ^ { 3 } , \ldots$ and $4,4 ^ { 2 } , 4 ^ { 3 } , \ldots$ of 60 and $n$ terms respectively. If the geometric mean of all the $60 + n$ terms is $( 2 ) ^ { \frac { 225 } { 8 } }$, then $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { n } k ( n - k )$ is equal to:
(1) 560
(2) 1540
(3) 1330
(4) 2600
jee-main 2022 Q83 View
If $\frac { 6 } { 3 ^ { 12 } } + \frac { 10 } { 3 ^ { 11 } } + \frac { 20 } { 3 ^ { 10 } } + \frac { 40 } { 3 ^ { 9 } } + \ldots + \frac { 10240 } { 3 } = 2 ^ { n } \cdot m$, where $m$ is odd, then $m \cdot n$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2023 Q66 View
If $(20)^{19} + 2(21)(20)^{18} + 3(21)^{2}(20)^{17} + \ldots + 20(21)^{19} = k(20)^{19}$, then $k$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
jee-main 2023 Q64 View
Let $a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } , \ldots$ be a G.P. of increasing positive numbers. Let the sum of its $6 ^ { \text {th} }$ and $8 ^ { \text {th} }$ terms be 2 and the product of its $3 ^ { \text {rd} }$ and $5 ^ { \text {th} }$ terms be $\frac { 1 } { 9 }$. Then $6 ( a _ { 2 } + a _ { 4 } )( a _ { 4 } + a _ { 6 } )$ is equal to
(1) 3
(2) $3 \sqrt { 3 }$
(3) 2
(4) $2 \sqrt { 2 }$
jee-main 2023 Q65 View
Let $\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } , \mathrm { a } _ { 2 } , \mathrm { a } _ { 3 } , \ldots$ be a GP of increasing positive numbers. If the product of fourth and sixth terms is 9 and the sum of fifth and seventh terms is 24 , then $\mathbf { a } _ { 1 } \mathbf { a } _ { 9 } + \mathbf { a } _ { 2 } \mathbf { a } _ { 4 } \mathbf { a } _ { 9 } + \mathbf { a } _ { 5 } + \mathbf { a } _ { 7 }$ is equal to
jee-main 2023 Q63 View
If the sum and product of four positive consecutive terms of a G.P., are 126 and 1296, respectively, then the sum of common ratios of all such GPs is
(1) 7
(2) $\frac{9}{2}$
(3) 3
(4) 14
jee-main 2023 Q62 View
Let the first term $a$ and the common ratio $r$ of a geometric progression be positive integers. If the sum of squares of its first three terms is 33033, then the sum of these three terms is equal to
(1) 241
(2) 231
(3) 210
(4) 220
jee-main 2024 Q64 View
If each term of a geometric progression $\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } , \mathrm { a } _ { 2 } , \mathrm { a } _ { 3 } , \ldots$ with $\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 8 }$ and $\mathrm { a } _ { 2 } \neq \mathrm { a } _ { 1 }$, is the arithmetic mean of the next two terms and $\mathrm { S } _ { \mathrm { n } } = \mathrm { a } _ { 1 } + \mathrm { a } _ { 2 } + \ldots + \mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } }$, then $\mathrm { S } _ { 20 } - \mathrm { S } _ { 18 }$ is equal to
(1) $2 ^ { 15 }$
(2) $- 2 ^ { 18 }$
(3) $2 ^ { 18 }$
(4) $- 2 ^ { 15 }$
jee-main 2024 Q63 View
If in a G.P. of 64 terms, the sum of all the terms is 7 times the sum of the odd terms of the G.P, then the common ratio of the G.P. is equal to
(1) 7
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6
jee-main 2024 Q62 View
Let $a$ and $b$ be two distinct positive real numbers. Let $11^{\text{th}}$ term of a GP, whose first term is $a$ and third term is $b$, is equal to $p^{\text{th}}$ term of another GP, whose first term is $a$ and fifth term is $b$. Then $p$ is equal to
(1) 20
(2) 25
(3) 21
(4) 24
jee-main 2024 Q63 View
In an increasing geometric progression of positive terms, the sum of the second and sixth terms is $\frac { 70 } { 3 }$ and the product of the third and fifth terms is 49 . Then the sum of the $4 ^ { \text {th} } , 6 ^ { \text {th} }$ and $8 ^ { \text {th} }$ terms is equal to : (1) 96 (2) 91 (3) 84 (4) 78
jee-main 2025 Q1 View
Let $a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } , \ldots$ be a G.P. of increasing positive terms. If $a _ { 1 } a _ { 5 } = 28$ and $a _ { 2 } + a _ { 4 } = 29$, then $a _ { 6 }$ is equal to:
(1) 628
(2) 812
(3) 526
(4) 784
turkey-yks 2010 Q30 View
$$\sum_{n=0}^{100} 3^{n}$$
What is the remainder when this sum is divided by 5?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
turkey-yks 2014 Q31 View
The first three terms of a geometric sequence are $\mathbf { a } + \mathbf { 3 }$, a, and $\mathbf { a } - \mathbf { 2 }$ respectively. Accordingly, what is the fourth term?
A) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 3 }$
C) $\frac { 8 } { 3 }$
D) $\frac { 9 } { 4 }$
E) $\frac { 11 } { 6 }$
turkey-yks 2015 Q8 View
Let x be a positive integer such that
$$\frac { 10 x } { x + 3 }$$
is equal to the square of an integer. What is the sum of the values that x can take?
A) 26
B) 27
C) 29
D) 31
E) 32
turkey-yks 2016 Q33 View
Let $(a_n)$ be a geometric sequence. The equality
$$\frac { a _ { 5 } - a _ { 1 } } { \left( a _ { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 } - \left( a _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } } = \frac { 4 } { 9 }$$
is given. Given that $a _ { 2 } = \frac { 3 } { 2 }$, what is $a _ { 4 }$?
A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
D) $\frac { 27 } { 8 }$
E) $\frac { 27 } { 4 }$
turkey-yks 2020 Q24 View
For a geometric sequence $(a_n)$ with all positive terms and common ratio $r$
$$\begin{aligned} & a_1 + \frac{1}{2} + r \\ & a_7^2 = a_5 + 12 \cdot a_3 \end{aligned}$$
the equalities are given.