3.3.6 · Maths › Sequences & Series
Ek AGP ka term aisa dikhta hai ( arithmetic part ) × ( geometric part ) : jaise 1 ⋅ 1 + 2 ⋅ x + 3 ⋅ x 2 + … Numbers 1 , 2 , 3 , … arithmetic hain (seedhi ginti), jabki 1 , x , x 2 , … geometric hain (baar baar multiply karna).
TRICK KYU KAAM KARTI HAI: ek pure GP ko sum karna aasaan hai kyunki ratio r se multiply karne par series shift hoti hai aur almost sab kuch cancel ho jaata hai. AGP mein multiply-and-shift almost cancel karta hai — lekin sliding arithmetic coefficient ek bacha hua pure GP chhod jaata hai, jise hum pehle se sum karna jaante hain. Toh hum mushkil series ko aasaan series mein reduce karke solve karte hain.
Definition Arithmetic-Geometric Progression
Ek aisi series jiska n -vaan term ek AP aur ek GP ke n -vaan terms ka product hota hai:
T n = AP part [ a + ( n − 1 ) d ] ⋅ GP part [ b r n − 1 ]
Hum usually b ko a , d mein absorb kar lete hain aur standard form likhte hain
S n = ∑ k = 1 n ( a + ( k − 1 ) d ) r k − 1 .
Yahan == a == = pehli AP value, == d == = common difference, == r == = common ratio.
KAISE — derivation scratch se:
Har term ko r se multiply karo (isse har term ek jagah right shift hoti hai):
rS_n = \quad\;\; ar + (a+d)r^2 + \cdots + \big(a+(n-2)d\big)r^{n-1} + \big(a+(n-1)d\big)r^{n}. \tag{2}
Ye step kyun? r se multiply karne par (2) ka term k , (1) ke term k + 1 ke neeche aa jaata hai. Subtract karne par "a + k d " ka bulk khatam ho jaata hai aur sirf consecutive coefficients ka difference d bachta hai.
(1) mein se (2) subtract karo. r ki equal powers align karo:
S n − r S n = a + [ d r + d r 2 + ⋯ + d r n − 1 ] − ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) r n .
Ye step kyun? r 1 se lekar r n − 1 tak coefficient ban jaata hai ( a + k d ) − ( a + ( k − 1 ) d ) = d . Pehla term a ke upar kuch nahi hai; aakhri term ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) r n ke neeche kuch nahi hai — ye "leftovers" hain.
Beech wala bracket ek pure GP hai jiska pehla term d r , ratio r , aur n − 1 terms hain:
d r + d r 2 + ⋯ + d r n − 1 = 1 − r d r ( 1 − r n − 1 ) .
Toh
( 1 − r ) S n = a + 1 − r d r ( 1 − r n − 1 ) − ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) r n .
Intuition Limit tab hi exist karta hai jab
∣ r ∣ < 1
Har term mein r n − 1 hota hai. Agar ∣ r ∣ < 1 , toh r ki powers 0 ki taraf itni tezi se shrink hoti hain ki arithmetic part ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) ka linear growth unke saamne kuch nahi (exponential decay linear ko haara deta hai). Isliye tail vanish ho jaati hai.
KAISE: Boxed formula mein n → ∞ lete hain jab ∣ r ∣ < 1 . Tab r n → 0 , r n − 1 → 0 , aur ( n − 1 ) r n → 0 (exponential linear ko haarta hai). Sirf surviving pieces bachte hain:
Worked example Example 1 — infinite sum
S = 1 + 2 x + 3 x 2 + 4 x 3 + ⋯ find karo ∣ x ∣ < 1 ke liye.
Yahan a = 1 , d = 1 , r = x .
S ∞ = 1 − x 1 + ( 1 − x ) 2 1 ⋅ x = ( 1 − x ) 2 ( 1 − x ) + x = ( 1 − x ) 2 1 .
Ye step kyun? Hum directly infinite formula mein plug karte hain; do fractions ( 1 − x ) 2 ke upar combine ho jaate hain. Ye known identity ( 1 − x ) 2 1 = ∑ n ≥ 1 n x n − 1 se match karta hai — ek accha self-check.
Worked example Example 2 — famous numeric series
S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ 2 n − 1 n = 1 + 2 2 + 4 3 + 8 4 + ⋯ evaluate karo.
Identify karo a = 1 , d = 1 , r = 2 1 .
S = 1 − 2 1 1 + ( 1 − 2 1 ) 2 1 ⋅ 2 1 = 2 + 4 1 2 1 = 2 + 2 = 4.
Ye step kyun? ∣ r ∣ = 2 1 < 1 hai toh infinite formula valid hai. Sanity check: partial sums 1 , 2 , 2.75 , 3.25 , 3.625 , ⋯ → 4 . ✓
Worked example Example 3 — finite sum method se (best exam habit)
S 3 = 1 ⋅ 1 + 2 ⋅ 3 + 3 ⋅ 9 sum karo (toh a = 1 , d = 1 , r = 3 , n = 3 ).
Direct: 1 + 6 + 27 = 34 .
Method: S 3 = 1 + 2 ⋅ 3 + 3 ⋅ 9 , 3 S 3 = 1 ⋅ 3 + 2 ⋅ 9 + 3 ⋅ 27 .
S 3 − 3 S 3 = 1 + ( 3 ⋅ 9 − 2 ⋅ 9 ) + … — boxed formula pe trust karna zyada quick hai:
S 3 = 1 − 3 1 + ( 1 − 3 ) 2 1 ⋅ 3 ( 1 − 3 2 ) − 1 − 3 ( 1 + 2 ⋅ 1 ) 3 3 .
= − 2 1 + 4 3 ( 1 − 9 ) − − 2 3 ⋅ 27 = − 0.5 − 6 + 40.5 = 34. ✓
Ye step kyun? Ye confirm karta hai ki finite formula tab bhi kaam karta hai jab r > 1 ho (sirf infinite wale ko ∣ r ∣ < 1 chahiye).
Common mistake "Kisi bhi AGP ke liye
1 − r a + ( 1 − r ) 2 d r use karo."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: ye woh clean formula hai jo sabko yaad hai. Trap: ye infinite sum hai aur sirf tab valid hai jab ∣ r ∣ < 1 ho. r = 3 ke saath "sum to infinity" exist hi nahi karta — series diverge ho jaati hai. Fix: finite n ke liye, ya ∣ r ∣ ≥ 1 ke liye, poora boxed S n formula use karo (ya multiply-and-shift dobara karo).
Common mistake Leftover GP terms galat count karna.
Kyun sahi lagta hai: tum expect karte ho bracket mein n terms honge. Trap: subtraction ke baad pure-GP bracket mein n − 1 terms hote hain (d r se lekar d r n − 1 tak), kyunki pehla term a aur aakhri shifted term alag nikal liye jaate hain. Fix: subtraction column-by-column likhkar physically dekho kaun se terms survive karte hain.
Common mistake Denominator mein
( 1 − r ) 2 bhool jaana.
Kyun sahi lagta hai: GP sums mein sirf ek ( 1 − r ) hota hai. Trap: arithmetic part ko ( 1 − r ) se do baar divide hota hai — ek baar GP sum karne se, ek baar ( 1 − r ) jo tumne factor out kiya. Fix: yaad rakho: arithmetic tilt ⇒ squared denominator.
Recall Feynman: 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao
Socho ek staircase hai jahan har step bhi aadhi hoti jaati hai . Step number (1, 2, 3, …) badhta rehta hai, lekin har step itni choti hoti jaati hai ki poori staircase ki total length finite hoti hai. Magic trick ye hai: staircase ki ek copy banao jo ek step shift ho, usse upar rakh do, aur almost sab kuch match hokar cancel ho jaata hai. Jo bachta hai wo ek simple shrinking pile hoti hai jise tum turant add kar sakte ho.
A over one-minus-r, plus tilt over the square. "
1 − r a (GP ka dil) + ( 1 − r ) 2 d r (arithmetic tilt , denominator squared ). Aur "|r|<1 or you can't win" — infinite AGP ko ∣ r ∣ < 1 chahiye.
Recall Pehle answers cover karo aur forecast karo!
AGP ka standard n -vaan term? ::: ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) r n − 1
AGP sum karne ki key manipulation? ::: Poori series ko r se multiply karo aur subtract karo (shift-and-cancel).
Infinite AGP sum exist karne ki condition? ::: ∣ r ∣ < 1 .
Infinite AGP sum formula? ::: S ∞ = 1 − r a + ( 1 − r ) 2 d r .
Arithmetic-geometric progression ko kya define karta hai? Har term = (AP term)×(GP term), yaani T n = ( a + ( n − 1 ) d ) r n − 1 .
Kaun si operation ek AGP ko known GP mein reduce karti hai? Ratio r se multiply karo aur subtract karo, taaki consecutive AP coefficients sirf d se differ karein, aur ek pure GP bachta hai.
Subtraction ke baad leftover GP mein kitne terms hote hain? n − 1 terms (d r se d r n − 1 tak).
AGP ka infinite sum aur uski condition? S ∞ = 1 − r a + ( 1 − r ) 2 d r , valid sirf ∣ r ∣ < 1 ke liye.
∑ n ≥ 1 n / 2 n − 1 evaluate karo.4 (a = 1 , d = 1 , r = 1/2 ke saath).
Arithmetic part ke liye denominator ( 1 − r ) 2 kyun hota hai? GP-sum ek ( 1 − r ) deta hai aur S n factor karne se doosra aata hai, isliye squared hota hai.
∑ n ≥ 1 n x n − 1 for ∣ x ∣ < 1 ?( 1 − x ) 2 1 .
let n to infinity, r under 1
Arithmetic tilt correction