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4. 3 等比数列
4. 3. 1 等比数列的概念
第1课时 等比数列的概念
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课程标准
1.借助教材实例理解等比数列、等比中项的概念.
2.借助教材掌握等比数列的通项公式.
3.会求等比数列的通项公式,并能利用等比数列的通项公式解决相关的问题.
学法解读
1.能够通过实际问题理解等比数列的定义,掌握等比中项的概念,熟练掌握等比数列的判定
方法.(数学抽象、逻辑推理)
2.掌握等比数列的通项公式及其应用,能用递推公式求通项公式.(逻辑推理、数学运算)
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等比数列的定义
一般地,如果一个数列从第2项 起,每一
项与它的前一项的比都等于同一个常数 ,那
么这个数列叫做等比数列,这个常数叫做等比
数列的公比 ,公比通常用字母q 表示(显然
q≠0).
定义还可以叙述为:在数列{an}中,若an +1an
= q(q为常数且q≠0),则{an}是等比数列.
练一练:已知等差数列{an}的公差d≠0,它
的第1、5、17项顺次成等比数列,则这个等比数
列的公比是 (A )
A. 3 B. 12 C. 2 D. 4
等比中项
如果在a与b中间插入一个数G,使a,G,b
成等比数列 ,那么G叫做a与b的等比中项.
由等比中项的定义可知:Ga =
b
GG
2 = ab
G = .
反之,若G2 = ab(ab≠0),则Ga =
b
G,即a,
G,b 成等比数列.
综上,a,G,b成等比数列G2 = ab(ab≠
0).
想一想:“a,G,b成等比数列”与“G2 = ab”
等价吗?
提示:“a,G,b成等比数列”与“G2 = ab”是
不等价的.前者可以推出后者,但后者不能推出
前者.如G = a = 0,b = 1,满足G2 = ab,而0,0,1
不成等比数列.因此“a,G,b成等比数列”是“G2
= ab”的充分不必要条件.
练一练:在等比数列{an}中,a1 = 14,q = 2,
则a2与a4的等比中项是 (D )
A. - 1 B. 1 C. 2 D.
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等比数列的通项公式
设等比数列{an}的首项为a1,公比为q,则
这个等比数列的通项公式是an = a1qn -1 (a1,q
≠0).
想一想:关于等比数列通项公式的推导,除
了教材方法外还有哪些方法?
提示:方法一(迭代法) 根据等比数列的
定义,得an = an -1 q = (an -2 q)q = an -2 q2 =
(an -3q)q2 = an -3 q3 =…= a2qn -2 =(a1q)qn -2 =
a1q
n -1(n≥2);当n = 1时,上面等式也成立.故
当n∈N时,an = a1qn -1 .
方法二(累乘法) 根据等比数列的定义,
得a2a1 = q,
a3
a2
= q,a4a3 = q,…,
an
an -1
= q,以上各式两
边分别相乘,得ana1 = q
n -1,即an = a1qn -1(n≥2);
当n = 1时,上面等式也成立.故当n∈N时,an
= a1q
n -1 .
练一练:已知{an}是首项为2,公比为3的
等比数列,则这个数列的通项公式为 ( )
A. an = 2·3n +1 B. an = 3·2n +1
C. an = 2·3n -1 D. an = 3·2n
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题型探究
题型一 等比数列的概念
1.判断下列数列是否是等比数列,如果是,
写出它的公比.
(1)1,13,
1
6,
1
9,
1
12,…;
(2)10,10,10,10,10,…;
(3)23,
2( )3
2
,2( )3
3
,2( )3
4
,…;
(4)1,0,1,0,1,0,…;
(5)1,- 4,16,- 64,256,….
[尝试作答
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[规律方法] 如果一个数列{an}的各项符
合关系式an +1an = q(非零常数)或
an
an -1
= q(n≥
2),即该数列是等比数列.反之,该数列不是等
比数列.
对点训练? 定义函数f(x)=[x],其
中[x]表示不超过x的最大整数,比如[π]= 3.
根据以上定义,当x =槡3 + 1时,数列x - f(x),
f(x),x (D )
A.是等差数列,也是等比数列
B.是等差数列,不是等比数列
C.是等比数列,不是等差数列
D.不是等差数列,也不是等比数列
题型二 等比数列的通项公式
2.在等比数列{an}中,公比为q.
(1)若a1 = 1,a4 = 8,求an;
(2)若an = 625,n = 4,q = 5,求a1;
(3)若a2 + a5 = 18,a3 + a6 = 9,an = 1,求n.
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[规律方法] 等比数列通项公式的求法
(1)根据已知条件,建立关于a1,q的方程
组,求出a1,q后再求an,这是常规方法.
(2)充分利用各项之间的关系,直接求出q
后,再求a1,最后求an,这种方法带有一定的技
巧性,能简化运算.
对点训练? (1)(2024·江苏省盐城
中学高三阶段检测)等比数列{an}的公比为2,
则2a1 + a22a3 + a4的值为 (C )
A. 1 B. 12
C. 14 D.
1
8
(2)已知等比数列{an},若a1 + a2 + a3 = 7,
a1a2a3 = 8,求an.
题型三 等比中项的应用
3.(1)若三个实数a,b,c成等比数列,其中
a = 3 -槡5,c = 3 +槡5,则b = (C )
A. 2 B. - 2 C. ± 2 D. 4
(2)设等差数列{an}的公差d不为0,a1 =
9d,若ak是a1与a2k的等比中项,则k等于
(B )
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
[规律方法] (1)当a,b同号时,a,b的等
比中项有两个;当a,b异号时,a,b没有等比
中项.
(2)在一个等比数列中,从第2项起(有穷数
列末项除外),每一项都是它的前一项与后一项
的等比中项.
对点训练? (1)已知数列{an}中an =
2n,则a2和a4的等比中项为± 8 .
(2)已知a是1,2的等差中项,b是- 1,
- 16的等比中项,则ab = (C )
A. 6 B. - 6
C. ± 6 D. ± 12
题型四 等比数列的判定与证明
4.已知数列{an}满足a1 = 1,an +1 = 2an + 1,
bn = an + 1(n∈N).
(1)求证:{bn}是等比数列;
(2)求{an}的通项公式.
[尝试作答
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[规律方法] 判定数列是等比数列的常用
方法
(1)定义法:an +1an = q(常数)或
an
an -1
= q(常
数)(n≥2){an}为等比数列.
(2)等比中项法:a2n +1 = an·an +2(an≠0,n∈
N){an}为等比数列.
(3)通项法:an = a1qn -1(其中a1,q为非零
常数,n∈N){an}为等比数列.
对点训练? 已知数列{an}的前n项和
为Sn,Sn = 13(an - 1)(n∈N
).
(1)求a1,a2;
(2)求证:数列{an}是等比数列
.
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易错警示
忽视等比中项的符号致错
5.等比数列{an}的前三项的和为168,a2 -
a5 = 42,求a5,a7的等比中项.
[错解] 设该等比数列的公比为q,首项
为a1,
∵ a2 - a5 = 42,∴ q≠1,由已知,得
a1 + a1q + a1q
2 = 168,
a1q - a1q
4 = 42{ ,
∴
a1(1 + q + q2)= 168, ①
a1q(1 - q3)= 42, { ②
∵ 1 - q3 =(1 - q)(1 + q + q2),∴由②除以
①,得q(1 - q)= 14 .
∴ q = 12,
∴ a1 =
42
1
2 -
1( )2
4 = 96.
∴ a6 = a1q
5 = 96 × 1( )2
5
= 3.
∵ a5,a7 的等比中项为a6,∴ a5,a7 的等比
中项为3.
[误区警示] 错误的原因在于认为a5,a7
的等比中项是a6,忽略了同号两数的等比中项
有两个且互为相反数.
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1.等比数列x,3x + 3,6x + 6,…的第4项等于
(A )
A. - 24 B. 0 C. 12 D. 24
2.在等比数列{an}中,a2 = 1,a5 = 127,则a1a4 =
(D )
A. - 3 B. 3
C. - 13 D.
1
3
3.已知a,b,c∈R,如果- 1,a,b,c,- 9成等比
数列,那么 (B )
A. b = 3,ac = 9 B. b = - 3,ac = 9
C. b = 3,ac = - 9 D. b = - 3,ac = - 9
4.等比数列{an}中,a1 = 98,an =
1
3,公比q =
2
3,
则n = 4 .
5.数列{an}满足a1 = - 1,且an = 3an -1 - 2n + 3
(n∈N,且n≥2).
(1)求a2,a3,并证明数列{an - n}是等比
数列;
(2)求数列{an}的通项公式.
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4. 3 等比数列
4. 3. 1 等比数列的概念
第1课时 等比数列的概念
必备知识·探新知
知识点1:第2项 同一个常数 公比 q
练一练:
A 数列{an}是公差为d≠0的等差数列,
则an = a1 + n( )- 1 d,
则a5 = a1 + 4d,a17 = a1 + 16d,
第1、5、17项顺次成等比数列,
则a1 + 4( )d 2 = a1 a1 + 16( )d ,解得a1 = 2d,
则这个等比数列的公比q = a5a1 =
a1 + 4d
a1
=
3a1
a1
= 3,
故选A.
知识点2:等比数列 ±槡ab a,G,b
练一练:
D 因为a2a4 = a1( )q a1q( )3 = 12 × 2 = 1,
所以a2与a4的等比中项是± 1,
故选D.
知识点3:a1qn - 1
练一练:
C 由已知可得a1 = 2,公比q = 3,则数列{an}的通项公式
为an = a1·qn - 1 = 2·3n - 1 .
关键能力·攻重难
例1:(1)不是等比数列.
(2)是等比数列,公比为1.
(3)是等比数列,公比为23 .
(4)不是等比数列.
(5)是等比数列,公比为- 4.
对点训练1:D 因为[槡3 + 1]= 2,
所以x - f(x) 槡= 3 - 1,即三个数为槡3 - 1,2,槡3 + 1.
而槡 槡 槡3 +1 + 3 -1 =2 3≠4,(槡3 +1)(槡3 -1)=2≠4,所以数列
x - f(x),f(x),x不是等差数列,也不是等比数列.
例2:(1)因为a4 = a1q3,
所以8 = q3,所以q =2,
所以an = a1qn -1 =2n -1 .
(2)a1 = anqn -1 =
625
54 -1
=5,故a1 =5.
(3)因为a2 + a5 = a1q + a1q
4 =18,①
a3 + a6 = a1q
2 + a1q
5 =9,{ ②
由② ÷①,得q = 12 ,从而a1 =32.
又an =1,
所以32 × ( )12
n -1
=1,
即26 - n =20,故n =6.
对点训练2:(1)C 2a1 +a22a3 +a4 =
2a1 +a1q
2a1q
2 +a1q
3 =
a1(2 +q)
a1q
2(2 +q)=
1
q2
= 14 .
(2)方法一:由等比数列的定义知a2 = a1q,a3 = a1q2,代入
已知得,
a1 + a1q + a1q
2 = 7
a1·a1q·a1q2{ = 8,
即a1(1 + q + q
2)= 7
a31q
3{ = 8 ,∴ a1(1 + q + q
2)= 7①
a1q = 2{ ② .
由②得a1 = 2q ,代入①得2q
2 - 5q + 2 = 0,
∴ q = 2,或q = 12 .当q = 2时,a1 = 1,an = 2
n - 1;当q = 12时,
a1 = 4,an = 23 - n .
方法二:∵ a1a3 = a22,∴ a1a2a3 = a32 = 8,∴ a2 = 2.
从而a1 + a3 = 5
a1a3{ = 4 ,解之得a1 = 1,a3 = 4,或a1 = 4,a3 = 1,当
a1 = 1时,q = 2;当a1 = 4时,q = 12 .故an = 2
n - 1,或an = 23 - n .
例3:(1)C 三个实数a,b,c成等比数列,则b2 = ac =
( 槡3 - 5)( 槡3 + 5)= 9 - 5 = 4,则b = ± 2.
(2)B 因为an =(n + 8)d,又因为a2k = a1·a2k,
所以[(k + 8)d]2 = 9d·(2k + 8)d,
解得k = - 2(舍去)或k = 4.
对点训练3:(1)± 8 ∵ an = 2n,
∴ a2 = 2
2 = 4,a4 = 24 = 16,
设a2和a4的等比中项为a,
则a2 = 4 × 16 = 64,
解得a = ± 8.
(2)C 依题意知2a = 1 + 2,b2 =(- 1)×(- 16),解得a =
3
2 ,b = ± 4,∴ ab = ± 6.
例4:(1)证明:∵ an +1 =2an +1,∴ an +1 +1 = 2(an +1),即bn +1
=2bn,
∵ b1 = a1 +1 =2≠0. ∴ bn≠0,∴ bn +1bn =2,∴{bn}是等比数列.
(2)由(1)知{bn}是首项b1 = 2,公比为2的等比数列,
∴ bn = 2 × 2
n - 1 = 2n,即an + 1 = 2n,∴ an = 2n - 1.
对点训练4:(1)由S1 = 13 (a1 - 1),
得a1 = 13 (a1 - 1),
所以a1 = - 12 ,
又S2 = 13 (a2 - 1),
即a1 + a2 = 13 (a2 - 1),得a2 =
1
4 .
(2)当n≥2时,an = Sn - Sn - 1
= 13 (an - 1)-
1
3 (an - 1 - 1),
得anan - 1 = -
1
2 ,又a1 = -
1
2 ,
所以{an}是首项为- 12 ,公比为-
1
2的等比数列.
例5:设该等比数列的公比为q,首项为a1,
∵ a2 - a5 = 42,∴ q≠1,
由已知,得a1 + a1q + a1q
2 = 168,
a1q - a1q
4 = 42{ , ,
∴
a1(1 + q + q2)= 168, ①
a1q(1 - q3)= 42, { ②
∵ 1 -q3 =(1 -q)(1 +q +q2),∴由②
①
得q(1 -q)= 14
,
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∴ q = 12 ,∴ a1 =
42
1
2 - ( )12
4 = 96.
令G是a5,a7的等比中项,则应有G2 = a5a7 = a1q4·a1q6 =
a21q
10 = 962 × ( )12
10
= 9,
∴ a5,a7的等比中项是± 3.
课堂检测·固双基
1. A 由x,3x + 3,6x + 6成等比数列得,
(3x + 3)2 = x(6x + 6),
解得x1 = - 3或x2 = - 1(不合题意,舍去),
第2项为- 6,
第3项为- 12,公比为- 12- 6 = 2,
故数列的第4项为- 24.
2. D 由a5a2 = q
3 = 127,得q =
1
3 ,故a1a4 =
a2
q·
a5
q =
1
3 .
3. B 由等比数列的性质可得,
b2 =(- 1)×(- 9)= ac,∴ b2 = ac = 9,
又b与首项- 1同号,
∴ b = - 3.
4. 4 由an =a1qn -1,得13 =
9
8 × ( )23
n -1
,即( )23
n -1
= 827,故n =4.
5.(1)∵ a1 = - 1,an = 3an - 1 - 2n + 3,
∴ a2 = 3a1 - 2 × 2 + 3 = - 4,∴ a3 = 3a2 - 2 × 3 + 3 = - 15.
an +1 -(n +1)
an -n
=
3an -2(n +1)+3 -(n +1)
an -n
=
3an - 3n
an - n
= 3(n = 1,2,3,…).
又a1 - 1 = - 2,∴ {an - n}是以- 2为首项,以3为公比的等
比数列.
(2)由(1)知an - n = - 2·3n - 1,故an = n - 2·3n - 1 .
第2课时 等比数列的性质及应用
必备知识·探新知
知识点1:a1qn - 1 a1q·q
n
练一练:
3
2n - 1
设an = a·bn(ab≠0),则a2 = ab2 = 32 ,a5 = ab
5 =
3
16,解得a = 6,b =
1
2 ,∴ an = 6 × ( )12
n
= 3
2n - 1
.
知识点2:(1) a1 < 0,
0 < q{ < 1 (2) a1 < 0,q{ > 1 (3)常数列
知识点3:1.(1)qn - m (2)ap·aq a2p
2. an - 1 an - k + 1
3.(1)①q ② | q | (2)q1·q2
练一练:
B 由等比数列的性质若m + n = p + q,则aman = apaq,
可得a2a6 = a3a5 = 16,代入计算得a6 = 8.
故选B.
关键能力·攻重难
例1:A 由8a2 - a5 = 0,可知a5a2 = q
3 = 8,
解得q = 2.
又a1 > 0,所以数列{an}为递增数列.
对点训练1:D 如等比数列{(- 1)n}的公比为- 1,为摆动
数列,不具有单调性;等比数列( )12{ }
n
的公比为12 ,是递减数
列;等比数列- ( )12{ }
n
的公比为12 ,是递增数列.
例2:(1)在等比数列{an}中,∵ a2a4 = 12 ,
∴ a23 = a1a5 = a2a4 =
1
2 ,
∴ a1a
2
3a5 =
1
4 .
(2)由等比中项的性质,得a26 + 2a6a8 + a28 = 49,
即(a6 + a8)2 = 49,
∵ an > 0,∴ a6 + a8 = 7.
(3)由等比数列的性质知a5a6 = a1a10 = a2a9 = a3a8 = a4a7
= 9,
∴ log3a1 + log3a2 +…+ log3a10 = log3(a1a2…a10)
= log3[(a1a10)(a2a9)(a3a8)(a4a7)(a5a6)]
= log39
5 = 10.
对点训练2:(1)25 方法一:∵ a7a12 = a8a11 = a9a10 = 5,
∴ a8a9a10a11 = 5
2 = 25.
方法二:由已知得a1q6·a1q11 = a21q17 = 5,
∴ a8a9a10a11 = a1q
7·a1q8·a1q9·a1q10 = a41·q34 =(a21·
q17)2 = 25.
(2)1或64 ∵ a1a9 = a3a7 = 64,∴ a3,a7 是方程x2 - 20x +
64 = 0的两根.
解得a3 = 4,
a7{ = 16或
a3 = 16,
a7 = 4{ .
①若a3 = 4,a7 = 16,则由a7 = a3q4得,q4 = 4,
∴ a11 = a7q
4 = 16 × 4 = 64.
②若a7 = 4,a3 = 16,则由a7 = a3q4得,q4 = 14 ,
∴ a11 = a7q
4 = 4 × 14 = 1.故a11 = 64,或a11 = 1.
(3)50 由a10a11 + a9a12 = 2e5,可得a10a11 = e5 .
令S = ln a1 + ln a2 +…+ ln a20,则2S =(ln a1 + ln a20)+
(ln a2 + ln a19)+…+(ln a20 + ln a1)= 20ln(a1a20)= 20ln(a10
a11)= 20ln e5 = 100,
所以S = 50.
例3:A ①{anan + 1}是首项为a1a2,公比为q2的等比数列.
②当q≠ - 1时,{an + an + 1}是等比数列,但当q = - 1时,
{an + an + 1}不是等比数列;
③当q≠1时,{an + 1 - an}是等比数列,但当q = 1时,{an + 1
- an}不是等比数列;
④根据性质3知{a2n}是首项为a21,公比为q2的等比数列;
⑤根据性质3知1a{ }n 是首项为1a1,公比为
1
q的等比数列;
⑥仅当q = 1且an≠ - 3时,{an + 3}是常数列,是等比数
列,但当q≠1或q = 1,
an{ = - 3时,{an + 3}不是等比数列.
对点训练3:D ∵ Ai = aiai + 1,若{An}为等比数列,则An + 1An =
an + 1an + 2
anan + 1
=
an + 2
an
为常数,即A2A1 =
a3
a1
,A3A2 =
a4
a2
,…,
∴ a1,a3,a5,…,a2n - 1,…和a2,a4,…,a2n,…成等比数列,且
公比相等.反之,若奇数项和偶数项分别成等比数列,且公比相
等,设为q,则An + 1An =
an + 2
an
= q,从而{An}为等比数列.
例4:A 依题意13个音的频率成等比数列,记为{an},
设
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