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  • 11-06-2016
  • Mathematics
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Find an explicit rule for the nth term of a geometric sequence where the second and fifth terms are -6 and 162, respectively.

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caylus
caylus caylus
  • 11-06-2016
Hello,

a(2)=-6
a(3)=-6*r
a(4)=-6*r²
a(5)=-6*r^3=162
a(5)/a(2)=r^3=162/(-6)=-27==>r=-3

a(1)=-6/(-3)=2
a(2)=2*(-3)
a(3)=2*(-3)²
a(4)=2*(-3)^3
a(5)=2*(-3)^4

a(n)=2*(-3)^(n-1)




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kymuffett kymuffett
  • 05-08-2020

Answer:

an = 2 • (-3)^n - 1

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