Find the nth term of the geometric sequence 2,10,50,250

Brooke Richard

Brooke Richard

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2022-11-21

Find the nth term of the geometric sequence 2,10,50,250

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Brooklyn Mcintyre

Brooklyn Mcintyre

Beginner2022-11-22Added 18 answers

First, find the common ratio r = 10 2 = 5
Now, insert the values from the problem into the explicit formula ...
a n = 2 ( 5 ) n - 1
So, for example if you want to know the 11th term ...
a 11 = 2 ( 5 ) ( 11 - 1 ) = 19 , 531 , 250 [wow! that's a big number!]

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