Given that the sum of the first terms of the sequence is , and , and the increasing geometric sequence satisfies , ,
(1) Find the general term formulas for and ;
(2) Let , , find the sum of the first terms of the sequence , denoted as .
Solution
(1) Since ,
when , ,
when , a_{n}=S_{n}-S_{n-1}= \frac {3}{2}n^{2}+ \frac {1}{2}n-\[ \frac {3}{2}(n-1)^{2}+ \frac {1}{2}(n-1)\]=3n-1, this also holds when ,
therefore, .
Let the common ratio of the increasing geometric sequence be ,
since , ,
then , , solving these equations gives , , , solving for gives ,
therefore, .
(2) ,
the sum of the first terms of the sequence is ,
,
subtracting the two equations gives ,
therefore, .
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