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

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    \[x=1+a+{{a}^{2}}+....\infty \,(a<1)\]\[y=1+b+{{b}^{2}}.......\infty \,(b<1)\]Then the value of \[1+ab+{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}+..........\infty \] is [MNR 1980; MP PET 1985]

    A) \[\frac{xy}{x+y-1}\]

    B) \[\frac{xy}{x+y+1}\]

    C) \[\frac{xy}{x-y-1}\]

    D) \[\frac{xy}{x-y+1}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Since the series are G.P., therefore \[x=\frac{1}{1-a}\Rightarrow a=\frac{x-1}{x}\] and \[y=\frac{1}{1-b}\Rightarrow b=\frac{y-1}{y}\] \[\therefore \]\[1+ab+{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}+..........\infty =\frac{1}{1-ab}\]                                       \[=\frac{1}{1-\frac{x-1}{x}.\frac{y-1}{y}}=\frac{xy}{x+y-1}\].


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