Calculus II Homework

Section 12.1 Geometric Sequences

Problems 1-41 odd

List the first n terms of the geometric sequence satisfying the following conditions.
1. a1=2, r=3, n=4

3. a1=12, r=4, n=4

5. a3=6, a4=12, n=5

Find a5 and an for the following geometric sequences

7. a1=4, r=3

9. a1=-3, r=-5

11. a2=12, r=12

13. a4=64, r=-4

For each sequence that is geometric, find r and an.

15. 6, 12, 24, 48, . . .

17. 3/4, 3/2, 3, 6, 12, . . .

19. 4, 8, −16, 32, 64, −128, . . .

21. −5/8, 5/12, −5/18, 5/27, . . .

Find the sum of the first five terms of each geometric sequence.
23. 3, 6, 12, 24, . . .

25. 12, −6, 3, −3/2, . . .

27. a1=3, r=-2

29. a1=6.324, r=2.598

Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to evaluate the following sums.
31. i=078(2i)

33. i=0832(4i)

35. i=0434-3i

37. i=086412i

Business and Economics

39. Depreciation A certain machine annually loses 20% of the value it had at the beginning of that
year. If its initial value is $12,000, find its value at the following times.
a. The end of the fifth year
b. The end of the eighth year
41. Savings Suppose you could save $1 on January 1, $2 on January 2, $4 on January 3, and
so on. What amount would you save on January 31? What would be the total amount of your saving
during January?