Quick Recap — Geometric Progressions

  • nnth term: an=arn1a_n=ar^{n-1}; sum: Sn=a(rn1)r1S_n=\dfrac{a(r^n-1)}{r-1} (r1r\ne1).
  • Infinite sum (for r<1|r|<1): S=a1rS_\infty=\dfrac{a}{1-r}.
  • Geometric mean of a,ba,b is ab\sqrt{ab}; a,b,ca,b,c in GP     b2=ac\iff b^2=ac.
  • Consecutive terms have a constant ratio rr.