If f is a function satisfying \[f\left( x+y \right)=f\left( x \right).f\left( y \right)\] for all \[x,y\in N\] , such that \[f\left( 1 \right)=3\] and \[\sum\limits_{x=1}^{n}{f\left( x \right)=120}\] find the value of \[n\].
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Ans: According to the given conditions in the question,
\[f\left( x+y \right)=f\left( x \right)\times f\left( y \right)\] for all \[x,y,\in N\]
\[f\left( 1 \right)=3\]
Let \[x=y=1\].
Then,
\[f\left( 1+1 \right)=f\left( 1+2 \right)=f\left( 1 \right)f\left( 2 \right)=3\times 3=9\]
We can also write
\[f\left( 1+1+1 \right)=f\left( 3 \right)=f\left( 1+2 \right)=f\left( 1 \right)f\left( 2 \right)=3\times 9=27\]
\[f\left( 4 \right)=f\left( 1+4 \right)=f\left( 1 \right)f\left( 3 \right)=3\times 27=81\]
Both the first term and common ratio of \[f\left( 1 \right),f\left( 2 \right),f\left( 3 \right),...,\]that is \[3,9,27,...,\] that forms s G.P. is equal to \[3\]
We know that, \[{{S}_{n}}=\frac{a\left( {{r}^{n}}-1 \right)}{r-1}\]
Given that, \[\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{f}\left( x \right)=120\]
Then,
\[120=\frac{3\left( {{3}^{n}}-1 \right)}{3-1}\]
\[\Rightarrow 120=\frac{3}{2}\left( {{3}^{n}}-1 \right)\]
\[\Rightarrow {{3}^{n}}-1=80\]
\[\Rightarrow {{3}^{n}}=80={{3}^{4}}\]
\[\Rightarrow {{3}^{n}}-1=80\]
\[n=4\]
Therefore, \[4\] is the value of \[n\].