SOLUTION: Please Help: Find the indicated term of the geometric sequence. a = -3, r = -4; Find the 7th term. A) 3072 B) 196,608 C) -4096 D) -12,288

Question 201924: Please Help:
Find the indicated term of the geometric sequence.
a = -3, r = -4; Find the 7th term.
A) 3072
B) 196,608
C) -4096
D) -12,288

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The general form of ANY geometric sequence is where "n" starts at 1 (the formula is slightly different if you start at different "n" values)

Start with the given equation.

Plug in and (these values are given)

Plug in (for the 7th term)

Subtract

Raise -4 to the 6th power to get 4,096

Multiply

So the 7th term is -12,288 which means that the answer is D)
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