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Which term of the G.P. 2, 1, 
, 
, .... is 
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Sol. The given progression is a G.P. with first term
a = 2 and common ratio r = 1/2.
Let the nth term be 
. Then,
a n = 
⇒ ar n – 1 = 
⇒ 
= 
⇒ 
= 
⇒ n – 2 = 7 ⇒ n = 9
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