SOLUTION: Hi would you please help me with this homework.
Write a formula for the nth of the following geometric sequence.
-3,3/4,-3/16,3/64...
According to my professor the answer
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Question 930752: Hi would you please help me with this homework.
Write a formula for the nth of the following geometric sequence.
-3,3/4,-3/16,3/64...
According to my professor the answer is an=-3*(-1/4)^n-1
Would you please show me the steps on how to solve this problem. Thank you
Found 3 solutions by jim_thompson5910, josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first term is -3. So a = -3
The common ratio is -1/4. This is because you multiply each term by -1/4 to get the next term.
You can see this if you divide the second term (3/4) by the first term (-3) and you'll get -1/4. You could also divide the third term by the 2nd term, or the 4th over the 3rd, etc etc
So r = -1/4
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We now know
a = -3
r = -1/4
You plug them into the general geometric sequence formula
an = a*(r)^(n-1)
to get
an = -3*(-1/4)^(n-1)
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You should check each successive pair of terms for a common ratio. You will find it to be , forming the same general term expected.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
,,,...=>you are given a geometric sequence
so, the first term and the common ratio , the nth (or general) term is given by:
use two terms to find the common ratio :
1st
check the formula:
if
........
if
........
this way you can find the terms coming after
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