Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence a_1=6,r=−1/4

Chelsea Pruitt

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2022-10-28

Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence a 1 = 6 , r = - 1 4

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the terms in a geometric sequence are
a , a r , a r 2 , a r 3 , ... ... , a r n - 1
where a is the first term and r the common ratio
to obtain any term in the sequence multiply the previous term by r
a 1 = 6
a 2 = 6 × - 1 4 = - 3 2
a 3 = - 3 2 × - 1 4 = 3 8
a 4 = 3 8 × - 1 4 = - 3 32
a 5 = - 3 32 × - 1 4 = 3 128

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