In a finite GP, prove that the product of the terms equidistant from the beginning and end is the product of first and last terms.

We need to prove that the product of the terms equidistant from the beginning and end is the product of first and last terms in a finite GP.


Let us first consider a finite GP.


A, AR, AR2….ARn -1, ARn.


Where n is finite.


Product of first and last terms in the given GP = A.ARn


= A2Rn (a)


Now, nth term of the GP from the beginning = ARn-1 (1)


Now, starting from the end,


First term = ARn


Last term = A



So, an nth term from the end of GP, = AR (2)


So, the product of nth terms from the beginning and end of the considered GP from (1) and (2) = (ARn-1) (AR)


= A2Rn (b)


So, from (a) and (b) its proved that the product of the terms equidistant from the beginning and end is the product of first and last terms in a finite GP.


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