(2) the ninth term,Since they are all the same, that shows that the sequence is geometric, and that the common ratio, r=3.
2, 6, 18, 54, 54∙3=162, 162∙3=486, 486∙3=1458, 1458∙3=4374, 4374∙3=13122
a1 = 2, an+1 = 3∙an for n≥1.
an = a1∙rn-1 an = 2∙3n-1 Edwin