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If the sum of an infinite GP, $$a, ar, ar^2, ar^3, \ldots$$ is 15 and the sum of the squares of its each term is 150, then the sum of $$ar^2, ar^4, ar^6, \ldots$$ is:
Let us denote the first term of the given GP by $$a$$ and its common ratio by $$r$$. Because the series is infinite and is specified to be a GP, we necessarily have $$|r| < 1$$ so that all its sums converge.
We are told that the sum of the series
$$a + ar + ar^2 + ar^3 + \ldots$$
is $$15$$. For an infinite GP, the standard formula for the sum is
$$S_\infty \;=\; \frac{\text{first term}}{1 - \text{common ratio}}.$$
Using this formula we obtain
$$\frac{a}{1 - r} \;=\; 15.$$
Next, consider the series formed by squaring every term of the original GP:
$$a^2 + (ar)^2 + (ar^2)^2 + (ar^3)^2 + \ldots \;=\; a^2 + a^2 r^2 + a^2 r^4 + a^2 r^6 + \ldots$$
This, too, is an infinite GP with first term $$a^2$$ and common ratio $$r^2$$. Again invoking the infinite-sum formula, we have
$$\frac{a^2}{1 - r^2} \;=\; 150.$$
We thus possess the two equations
$$\frac{a}{1 - r} \;=\; 15 \quad\text{and}\quad \frac{a^2}{1 - r^2} \;=\; 150.$$
First, isolate $$a$$ from the first equation:
$$a \;=\; 15(1 - r).$$
Now square this expression so that we can substitute it into the second equation:
$$a^2 \;=\; \bigl[15(1 - r)\bigr]^2 \;=\; 225(1 - r)^2.$$
The second equation tells us simultaneously that
$$a^2 \;=\; 150(1 - r^2) \;=\; 150(1 - r)(1 + r).$$
Set the two expressions for $$a^2$$ equal:
$$225(1 - r)^2 \;=\; 150(1 - r)(1 + r).$$
Because $$|r| < 1$$ we have $$1 - r \neq 0$$, so we may safely divide both sides by $$1 - r$$ to obtain
$$225(1 - r) \;=\; 150(1 + r).$$
Expand and collect like terms:
$$225 - 225r \;=\; 150 + 150r.$$
Bring all terms to one side:
$$225 - 150 \;=\; 225r + 150r,$$
$$75 \;=\; 375r.$$
Solve for $$r$$:
$$r \;=\; \frac{75}{375} \;=\; \frac{1}{5}.$$
Substitute $$r = \frac{1}{5}$$ back into $$a = 15(1 - r)$$ to find $$a$$:
$$a \;=\; 15\Bigl(1 - \frac{1}{5}\Bigr) \;=\; 15\Bigl(\frac{4}{5}\Bigr) \;=\; 12.$$
The series whose sum we are now asked to evaluate is
$$ar^2 + ar^4 + ar^6 + \ldots$$
Its first term is
$$ar^2 \;=\; 12\Bigl(\frac{1}{5}\Bigr)^2 \;=\; 12 \times \frac{1}{25} \;=\; \frac{12}{25},$$
and its common ratio is
$$r^2 \;=\; \Bigl(\frac{1}{5}\Bigr)^2 \;=\; \frac{1}{25}.$$
Applying the infinite-GP sum formula one last time, we obtain
$$\text{Required sum} \;=\; \frac{\dfrac{12}{25}}{1 - \dfrac{1}{25}} \;=\; \frac{\dfrac{12}{25}}{\dfrac{24}{25}} \;=\; \frac{12}{25}\times\frac{25}{24} \;=\; \frac{12}{24} \;=\; \frac{1}{2}.$$
Hence, the correct answer is Option C.
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