JEE Main 2012 Mathematics question

MathematicsSequence and SeriesJEE Main 2012

The difference between the fourth term and the first term of a Geometrical Progresssion is 52. If the sum of its first three terms is 26 , then the sum of the first six terms of the progression is

Answer: (3)

Solution

and . Dividing: r − 1 = 2, so r = 3 and a = 2. , option (3).

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