Edexcel Paper 2 Specimen — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
SessionSpecimen
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

10. In a geometric series the common ratio is \(r\) and sum to \(n\) terms is \(S _ { n }\) Given $$S _ { \infty } = \frac { 8 } { 7 } \times S _ { 6 }$$ show that \(r = \pm \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { k } }\), where \(k\) is an integer to be found.