Find the sum of G.P.: (i) 1 – 1/2 + 1/4 – 1/8 + …….. to 9 terms (ii) 1 – 1/3 + 1/32 – 1/33 + ……… to n terms
Find the sum of G.P.: (i) 1 – 1/2 + 1/4 – 1/8 + …….. to 9 terms (ii) 1 – 1/3 + 1/32 – 1/33 + ……… to n terms

(i)  According to the given question

G.P: \[1\text{ }-\text{ }1/2\text{ }+\text{ }1/4\text{ }-\text{ }1/8\text{ }+\text{ }\ldots \ldots ..\text{ }to\text{ }9\text{ }terms\]

Here,

\[a\text{ }=\text{ }1\]

And

\[r\text{ }=\text{ }\left( -1/2 \right)/\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }-1/2\text{ }\left( \left| \text{ }r\text{ } \right|\text{ }<\text{ }1 \right)\]

Number of terms, \[n\text{ }=\text{ }9\]

Thus,

\[{{S}_{n}}~=\text{ }a(1\text{ }-\text{ }{{r}^{n~}})/\text{ }1\text{ }\text{ }r\]

\[\Rightarrow {{S}_{9}}~=\text{ }\left( 1 \right)(1\text{ }-\text{ }{{\left( -1/2 \right)}^{9~}})/\text{ }\left( 1\text{ }-\text{ }\left( -1/2 \right) \right)\]

\[=\text{ }(1\text{ }+\text{ }{{\left( 1/2 \right)}^{9}})/\text{ }\left( 3/2 \right)\]

\[=\text{ }2/3\text{ }x\text{ }\left( \text{ }1\text{ }+\text{ }1/512\text{ } \right)\]

\[=\text{ }2/3\text{ }x\text{ }\left( 513/512 \right)\]

\[=\text{ }171/\text{ }256\]

 

(ii) According to the given question

G.P: \[1\text{ }\text{ }1/3\text{ }+\text{ }1/{{3}^{2}}~\text{ }1/{{3}^{3}}~+\text{ }\ldots \ldots \ldots \text{ }to\text{ }n\text{ }terms\]

Here,

\[a\text{ }=\text{ }1\]

And

\[r\text{ }=\text{ }\left( -1/3 \right)/\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }-1/3\text{ }\left( \left| \text{ }r\text{ } \right|\text{ }<\text{ }1 \right)\]

Number of terms is \[n\]

Thus,

Selina Solutions Concise Class 10 Maths Chapter 11 ex. 11(D) - 3

\[{{S}_{n}}~=\text{ }a(1\text{ }-\text{ }{{r}^{n~}})/\text{ }1\text{ }-\text{ }r\]