Sequence And Series Question 323

Question: The G.M. of the numbers $ 3,,3^{2},,3^{3},….,,3^{n} $ is

[DCE 2002]

Options:

A) $ {3^{\frac{2}{n}}} $

B) $ {3^{\frac{n+1}{2}}} $

C) $ {3^{\frac{n}{2}}} $

D) $ {3^{\frac{n-1}{2}}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

a = 3, r = 3 G.M. = $ {{({{3.3}^{2}}{{.3}^{3}}{{…..3}^{n}})}^{1/n}} $ $ ={{({3^{1+2+3……….+n}})}^{1/n}} $ $ ={{( {3^{\frac{n(n+1)}{2}}} )}^{1/n}}={3^{\frac{(n+1)}{2}}} $ .