3.9: Linked geometric and arithmetic progressions

0606/12/F/M/25 — Question 8 · 7 marks

(a)
A GP has first term 1010 and positive common ratio rr. An AP has first term 1010 and negative common difference dd.
The second GP term equals the fourth AP term; the third GP term equals the sixth AP term.
Find rr and dd.
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(b)
Determine whether the geometric progression has a sum to infinity.
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