Find the nth term of the geometric sequence 360,180,90,45

Humberto Campbell

Humberto Campbell

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2022-11-11

Find the nth term of the geometric sequence 360,180,90,45

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embutiridsl

embutiridsl

Beginner2022-11-12Added 26 answers

A GP has the general term T n = a r n - 1
In this case we have:
T 1 = a = 360
r = T n T n - 1 = 45 90 = 90 180 = 180 360 = 1 2
Substituting these values gives: T n = 360 ( 1 2 ) n - 1
This means that if we want to know the value of a particular term, we just need to plug in the value of n.

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