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Given $A=2^{65}$ and $B=(2^{64}+2^{63}+2^{62}+....+2^0)$

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  1. B is $2^{64}$ larger than A

  2. A and B are equal

  3. B is larger than A by $1$

  4. A is larger than B by $1$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

B is in G.P. with $a=2^0, r=2, n=65$
$\therefore S _n=\frac {a(r^n-1)}{r-1}=\frac {2^0(2^{65}-1)}{2-1}$
$\therefore B=2^{65}-1$
$\Rightarrow B=A-1$
$\therefore$ A is larger than B by $1$.

The sum of the geometric sequence is given as $S=\cfrac{a(1-r^n)}{1-r}$, where $r$ is the

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  1. constant

  2. term

  3. common difference

  4. common ratio

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
We know $S=\dfrac {a(1-r^n)}{1-r}$
In a geometric sequence, the ratio of terms is constant and is known as the common ratio $(r)$.
So, in the formula for summation, $r$ is common ratio.

If $a _1,\, a _2,\, a _3,\dots,a _n$ are in geometric progression. Then the given geometric progression is a

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  1. finite geometric progression

  2. finite harmonic progression

  3. infinite geometric progression

  4. finite arithmetic progression

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Given sequence is $a _1,a _2,a _3,....a _n$
Since the last term is given, so the given progression is finite and it is given that progression is geometric progression.
So, the given progression is a finite geometric progression.

$x, 2x, 4x, . . .$
The first term in the sequence above is $x$, and each term thereafter is equal to twice the previous term. Find the sum of the first five terms of this sequence.

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  1. $10x$

  2. $15x$

  3. $30x$

  4. $31x$

  5. $32x$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first term in given Geometric series, $a _1=x$
The common ratio $r$ $=\dfrac{4x}{2x}=2$
No. of terms, $n$ $=5$
Applying sum of GP formula,
$S _n=\dfrac{a(1-r^n)}{1-r}$
      $=\dfrac{x(1-2^5)}{1-2}$
      $=\dfrac{x(1-32)}{-1}=31x$
Hence,option D is correct.

Find the sum of the following G.P. to $n$ terms $0.5 + 0.55 + 0.555 + 0.5555 + .....$

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  1. $\dfrac {5}{9}\left[9n-1+\dfrac {1}{10^n}\right]$

  2. $\dfrac {5}{81}\left[5n-1-\dfrac {1}{10^n}\right]$

  3. $\dfrac {5}{81}\left[9n-1+\dfrac {1}{10^n}\right]$

  4. $-\dfrac {5}{9}\left[9n-1+\dfrac {1}{10^n}\right]$

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Correct Option: C

Let $n > 1$ be the positive integer. The largest positive integer $m$, such that $n^m + 1$ divides $1 + n + n^2 ..... n^{125}$ is

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  1. $60$

  2. $62$

  3. $63$

  4. $64$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We have,

 $1 + n + n^2 ..... n^{125}$
$=\dfrac{n^{126}-1}{n-1}$
$=\dfrac{(n^{63})^2-1}{n-1}$
$=\dfrac{(n^{63}-1)(n^{63}+1)}{n-1}$
This will be divisible by $n^m+1$ for largest $m$ when $m=63$.

The sum of the first three terms of an increasing G.P. is $13$ and their product is $27$. The sum of the first $5$ terms is,

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  1. $323$

  2. $363$

  3. $109$

  4. $254$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the G.P be $\dfrac{a}{r}, a, ar$.


So,
$\dfrac{a}{r}+ a+ ar=13$

And
$\dfrac{a}{r}\times  a\times  ar=27$

$a^3=27$
$a=3$

Therefore,
$\dfrac{3}{r}+ 3+ 3r=13$

$3+ 3r+ 3r^2=13r$

$3r^2-10r+3=0$

$3r^2-9r-r+3=0$

$3r(r-3)-1(r-3)=0$

$(3r-1)(r-3)=0$

$r=\dfrac{1}{3}, 3$

So, $r=3$

So, the G.P is $1, 3, 9$.

Now, the sum of first five terms
$=\dfrac{3(3^5-1)}{3-1}$

$=\dfrac{3(243-1)}{2}$

$=\dfrac{3(242)}{2}$

$=3(121)=363$

Hence, this is the answer.

If $i^{2}=-1$, then sum $i+i^{2}+i^{3}+.......$ to $1000$ terms is equal to

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  1. $1$

  2. $-1$

  3. $i$

  4. $0$

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Correct Option: D

The sum of sequence $0.15,0.015,0.0015,.....$ upto 20 term is ?

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  1. $\dfrac{1}{6}[1-(0.1)^{20}]$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{6}[1+(0.1)^{20}]$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{3}[1-(0.1)^{20}]$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Since the sequence in Geometric progression 

where, $a=0.15;\ r=\dfrac { 0.015 }{ 0.15 } =0.1;\ n=20\ \therefore { S } _{ n }=\dfrac { a({ r }^{ n }-1) }{ (r-1) } \ =\dfrac { 0.15({ \left( 0.1 \right)  }^{ 20 }-1) }{ 0.1-1 } \ =\dfrac { 1 }{ 6 } \left( 1-{ (0.1) }^{ 20 } \right) $

The sum of $10$ terms of GP $\frac { 1 } { 2 } + \frac { 1 } { 4 } + \frac { 1 } { 8 } + \ldots$ is-

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  1. $\frac { 2 ^ { 10 } - 1 } { 2 ^ { 10 } }$

  2. $\frac { 2 ^ { 9 } - 1 } { 2 ^ { 9 } }$

  3. $\frac { 2 ^ { 10 } - 1 } { 2 ^ { 9 } }$

  4. $\frac { 2 ^ { 9 } - 1 } { 2 ^ { 10 } }$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$S=\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{8}+...$ is in G.P
where $a=\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $r=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{4}}{\dfrac{1}{2}}=\dfrac{1}{2}$
${S} _{n}=\dfrac{a\left({r}^{n}-1\right)}{r-1}$
${S} _{10}=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}\left({\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{10}-1\right)}{\dfrac{1}{2}-1}$
${S} _{10}=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}\left({\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{10}-1\right)}{\dfrac{-1}{2}}$

$=1-\dfrac{1}{{2}^{10}}$
$=\dfrac{{2}^{10}-1}{{2}^{10}}$