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The product of the first three terms of a geometric progression is 64. If the first term is a and the common ratio is r,

The product of the first three terms of a geometric progression is 64. If the first term is a and the common ratio is r,
a) Express r in terms of a
b) Given that the sum of the three terms is 14;
i) Calculate the values of a and r and hence write down two possible sequences each up to the 4th term
ii) Find the product of the 50th terms of the two sequences

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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 29, 2019 at 14:19

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