题目
Problem
(i) (a) Find, in ascending powers of , the 2nd, 3rd and 5th terms of the binomial expansion of .
For a particular value of , these three terms form consecutive terms in a geometric series.
(b) Find this value of .
(ii) In a different geometric series,
- the first term is
- the common ratio is
- the sum to infinity is
(a) Show that .
(b) Hence find the exact value of the 2nd term in the series.
(12)
题目中文翻译
(i) (a) 求 的二项式展开式中,按 的升幂排列的第2项、第3项和第5项。
对于某个特定的 值,这三项构成等比数列的连续三项。
(b) 求这个 值。
(ii) 在另一个等比数列中,
- 首项为
- 公比为
- 无穷项和为
(a) 证明 。
(b) 由此求该数列第2项的精确值。
(12分)
解答
解法一
思路
(i)(a) 利用二项式定理展开,第 项为 。 (b) 连续三项成等比数列意味着 。 (ii)(a) 无穷等比数列求和公式 。 (b) 第二项为 。
答题过程
(i)(a) The general term of is .
T_2 =&\, \binom{6}{1} 3^5 (2x) = 6 \times 243 \times 2x = 2916x \\[2mm] T_3 =&\, \binom{6}{2} 3^4 (2x)^2 = 15 \times 81 \times 4x^2 = 4860x^2 \\[2mm] T_5 =&\, \binom{6}{4} 3^2 (2x)^4 = 15 \times 9 \times 16x^4 = 2160x^4 \end{align*}$$ $$\boxed{T_2 = 2916x, \quad T_3 = 4860x^2, \quad T_5 = 2160x^4}$$ **(i)(b)** Since these three terms are consecutive terms of a geometric series: $$\begin{align*} T_3^2 =&\, T_2 \times T_5 \\ (4860x^2)^2 =&\, 2916x \times 2160x^4 \\ 23619600x^4 =&\, 6298560x^5 \\ x =&\, \frac{23619600}{6298560} = \frac{15}{4} \end{align*}$$ $$\boxed{x = \frac{15}{4}}$$ **(ii)(a)** For the geometric series with first term $a = \sin^2\theta$, common ratio $r = 2\cos\theta$, and $S_\infty = \dfrac{8}{5}$: $$\begin{align*} \frac{\sin^2\theta}{1 - 2\cos\theta} =&\, \frac{8}{5} \\[2mm] 5\sin^2\theta =&\, 8(1 - 2\cos\theta) \\ 5(1 - \cos^2\theta) =&\, 8 - 16\cos\theta \\ 5 - 5\cos^2\theta =&\, 8 - 16\cos\theta \\ 5\cos^2\theta - 16\cos\theta + 3 =&\, 0 \end{align*}$$ $$\boxed{5\cos^2\theta - 16\cos\theta + 3 = 0}$$ **(ii)(b)** Solving $5\cos^2\theta - 16\cos\theta + 3 = 0$: $$\begin{align*} \cos\theta =&\, \frac{16 \pm \sqrt{256 - 60}}{10} = \frac{16 \pm 14}{10} \end{align*}$$ $\cos\theta = 3$ is rejected (since $|\cos\theta| \leqslant 1$), so $\cos\theta = \dfrac{1}{5}$. The second term of the series is $ar = \sin^2\theta \times 2\cos\theta$: $$\begin{align*} \sin^2\theta =&\, 1 - \cos^2\theta = 1 - \frac{1}{25} = \frac{24}{25} \\[2mm] T_2 =&\, \frac{24}{25} \times 2 \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{48}{125} \end{align*}$$ $$\boxed{T_2 = \frac{48}{125}}$$