The sum of the first five terms of a geometric progression is and its first term is .
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Problem
The sum of the first five terms of a geometric progression is 155 and its first term is 5.
(i) Form the equation that relates the common ratio r to the given information.
(ii) Solve the equation to find the value of r.
(iii) Using the value of r obtained, compute the sum of the first eight terms of the progression.