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== Solution ==
 
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Call the common ratio <math>r.</math> Now since the <math>n</math>th term of a geometric sequence with first term <math>x</math> and common ratio <math>y</math> is <math>xy^{n-1},</math> we see that <math>a_1 \cdot r^{14} = b_1 \cdot r^{10} \implies r^4 = \frac{99}{27} = \frac{11}{3}.</math> But <math>a_9</math> equals <math>a_1 \cdot r^8 = a_1 \cdot (r^4)^2=27\cdot {\left(\frac{11}{3}\right)}^2=27\cdot \frac{121} 9=\boxed{363}</math>.
 
Call the common ratio <math>r.</math> Now since the <math>n</math>th term of a geometric sequence with first term <math>x</math> and common ratio <math>y</math> is <math>xy^{n-1},</math> we see that <math>a_1 \cdot r^{14} = b_1 \cdot r^{10} \implies r^4 = \frac{99}{27} = \frac{11}{3}.</math> But <math>a_9</math> equals <math>a_1 \cdot r^8 = a_1 \cdot (r^4)^2=27\cdot {\left(\frac{11}{3}\right)}^2=27\cdot \frac{121} 9=\boxed{363}</math>.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/V2X9hz6DuUw
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~Lucas
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https://youtu.be/Zfx5rP4GP6w
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 14:51, 21 August 2024

Problem 2

Two geometric sequences $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ and $b_1, b_2, b_3, \ldots$ have the same common ratio, with $a_1 = 27$, $b_1=99$, and $a_{15}=b_{11}$. Find $a_9$.

Solution

Call the common ratio $r.$ Now since the $n$th term of a geometric sequence with first term $x$ and common ratio $y$ is $xy^{n-1},$ we see that $a_1 \cdot r^{14} = b_1 \cdot r^{10} \implies r^4 = \frac{99}{27} = \frac{11}{3}.$ But $a_9$ equals $a_1 \cdot r^8 = a_1 \cdot (r^4)^2=27\cdot {\left(\frac{11}{3}\right)}^2=27\cdot \frac{121} 9=\boxed{363}$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/V2X9hz6DuUw

~Lucas

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/Zfx5rP4GP6w

See Also

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