The first term of geometric sequence is 8, and the second term is 4. How do you find the fifth term?

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2022-11-22

The first term of geometric sequence is 8, and the second term is 4. How do you find the fifth term?

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nuleRKh

nuleRKh

Beginner2022-11-23Added 8 answers

a GPis of the form
a , a r , a r 2 , a r 3 , ... , a r n - 1 ... ... .
we are given
a=8
ar=4
we have to find the fifth term
r = a r a = 4 8 = 1 2
fifth term
a r 4 = 8 × ( 1 2 ) 4 = 8 × 1 16 = 1 2

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