3.21: AP terms forming a convergent GP

0606/23/M/J/23 — Question 10 · 15 marks

(a)(i)
An AP has first term aa and common difference dd. Its 22nd, 1414th and 1717th terms form a convergent GP. Given d0d\neq0, find two expressions for rr and show a=17da=-17d.
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(a)(ii)
Find the value of rr.
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(b)
The first term of the GP is qq and S=2563S_{\infty}=\dfrac{256}{3}. Find S20S_{20} of the AP.
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