How do I find the fifth term of a geometric sequence on a calculator?

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2023-03-20

How do I find the fifth term of a geometric sequence on a calculator?

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Oswaldo Mcintyre

Oswaldo Mcintyre

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A series of the form is known as a geometric sequence.
a , a r , a r 2 , a r 3 , ...
where a is an initial value and r is a common ratio between terms.
Note that the first term of the sequence is #ar^0#
so the n th term of the sequence is a r n - 1
Therefore, in order to find the fifth term, assuming prior knowledge of a and r , simply plug in a r 4

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