Find the nth term of 1,2,4,8,16,32

Tessa Peters

Tessa Peters

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2022-10-17

Find the nth term of 1,2,4,8,16,32

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Amaya Vance

Amaya Vance

Beginner2022-10-18Added 6 answers

In 'the language':
u 0 = 1 , r = 2

Then:
u n = u 0 × r n

But:
This is not the nth term, as the first one is called u 0
So you need u n - 1 = u 0 × r n - 1
Danika Mckay

Danika Mckay

Beginner2022-10-19Added 5 answers

Example:
The tenth term would be nine steps away from the first (called 0), which would translate to u 9 = 1 × 2 9 = 512

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