JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Geometric Progression

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    If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are \[{{p}^{th}},\ {{q}^{th}}\] and \[{{r}^{th}}\]terms of a G.P., then \[{{\left( \frac{c}{b} \right)}^{p}}{{\left( \frac{b}{a} \right)}^{r}}{{\left( \frac{a}{c} \right)}^{q}}\] is equal to

    A) 1

    B) \[{{a}^{P}}{{b}^{q}}{{c}^{r}}\]

    C) \[{{a}^{q}}{{b}^{r}}{{c}^{p}}\]

    D) \[{{a}^{r}}{{b}^{p}}{{c}^{q}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[a=A{{R}^{p-1}},\ b=A{{R}^{q-1}},\ c=A{{R}^{r-1}}\] \[\therefore \]\[{{\left( \frac{c}{b} \right)}^{p}}{{\left( \frac{b}{a} \right)}^{r}}{{\left( \frac{a}{c} \right)}^{q}}={{\left( \frac{A{{R}^{r-1}}}{A{{R}^{q-1}}} \right)}^{p}}{{\left( \frac{A{{R}^{q-1}}}{A{{R}^{p-1}}} \right)}^{r}}{{\left( \frac{A{{R}^{p-1}}}{A{{R}^{r-1}}} \right)}^{q}}\]                                    \[={{R}^{(r-q)p+(q-p)r+(p-r)q}}={{R}^{0}}=1\].


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