How many numbers do we need to insert between the numbers \( 5 \) and \( 640 \) so that the inserted numbers with the given two numbers are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence? The sum of all numbers inserted must be \( 630 \).
The half-life of Copper-60 is approximately \( 24 \) minutes. How long will it take before its weight decreases from \( 1\,024\,\mathrm{g} \) to \( 8\,\mathrm{g} \)?
A motorbike depreciates (loses value) at the rate of \(12\, \%\)
per year. After how many full years will the value of the motorbike decrease to less than one third of its initial value?
The sum of the first \( n \) terms of a geometric sequence is \( 1 \), the common ratio is \( -3 \) and the first term equals \( \frac17 \). Find \( n \).
The sum of the first two terms of a geometric sequence is \( 54 \) and its first term equals \( 3 \). Which of the following statements about its common ratio \( q \) is not valid?
Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence \( \{a_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty} \), if: \[ \begin{aligned} a_1+a_3&=-10, \\ a_1+a_2&=0. \end{aligned} \]
The sum of the first three terms of a geometric sequence is \( \frac{13}9 \) and the common ratio is \( \frac13 \). Find the sum of all the terms from the \( 3 \)rd to the \( 5 \)th of the sequence.