SOLUTION: A gp has 8 terms it's first and last terms are 0.3 and 83.4 calculate the common ratio

Question 1204307: A gp has 8 terms it's first and last terms are 0.3 and 83.4 calculate the common ratio
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.3, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 83.4

Let common ratio be r.
----------can you do the rest?

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Quick use of calculator tells 2.2343, approximately.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

geometric sequence th term formula is:

given:

plug it in formula above an solve for

=> exact solution, your answer

and, your formula is:

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