Product
The product of a geometric progression is the product of all terms. If all terms are positive, then it can be quickly computed by taking the geometric mean of the progression's first and last term, and raising that mean to the power given by the number of terms. (This is very similar to the formula for the sum of terms of an arithmetic sequence: take the arithmetic mean of the first and last term and multiply with the number of terms.)
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Proof:
Let the product be represented by P:
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Now, carrying out the multiplications, we conclude that
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Applying the sum of arithmetic series, the expression will yield
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We raise both sides to the second power:
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Consequently
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which concludes the proof.
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