Quick Recap — Geometric Progressions

  • nnth term: an=arn−1a_n=ar^{n-1}; sum: Sn=a(rn−1)r−1S_n=\dfrac{a(r^n-1)}{r-1} (r≠1r\ne1).
  • Infinite sum (for ∣r∣<1|r|<1): S∞=a1−rS_\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.