document.write( "Question 1104573: I have one last question on my homework and I can’t seem to figure it out.
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document.write( "I’ll send the full question and show you what I did throughout. \r
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document.write( "9. The first two terms of an infinite geometric sequence, in order, are 2log(sub2)x, log(sub2)x, where x > 0.\r
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document.write( "a. Find r. \r
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document.write( "For this, I did log(sub2)x/2log(sub2)x = 1/2\r
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document.write( "b. Show that the sum of an infinite sequence is 4log(sub2)x.
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document.write( "I used a1/(1-r) which was 2log(sub2)x/(1-1/2) = 4log(sub2)x\r
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document.write( "c. The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence, in order, are log(sub2)x, log(sub2)x/2,log(sub2)x/4
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document.write( "Find d, giving your answer as an integer.
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document.write( "(All the ones below are going to be log(sub2), but I’ll fight them as log so it won’t be as messy.
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document.write( "Logx/2=logx-log2=logx-1
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document.write( "Logx/4=logx-log4=logx-2
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document.write( "D=-2\r
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document.write( "d. Let S(sub12) be the sum of the first 12 terms of the arithmetic sequence. Show that S(sub12)=12log(sub2)x-66. \r
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document.write( "(I did this part but it’s a lot and would take a long time to type out)\r
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document.write( "e. THE PART I NEED HELP ON, :)
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document.write( "given that S(sub12) is equal to half the sum of the infinite geometric sequence, find x, giving your answer in the form 2^p, where p has the domain of Q. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #719335 by greenestamps(13196)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "It seems this part is easier than most of the other parts, if I read it correctly. \n" ); document.write( "We have an infinite geometric series with a sum of 4*log2(x); and we have the sum of 12 terms of an arithmetic series with a sum of 12*log2(x)-66; and we are supposed to solve for x if the sum of the arithmetic series is half the sum of the geometric series: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |