document.write( "Question 616168: The first term and common ratio of a geometric sequence is given below. What are the first five terms of the sequence? a1=5 R= -4 Hint an= a1r^n-1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #387519 by ewatrrr(24785)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "geometric sequence: \"a%5B1%5D=5\"  R= -4  
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document.write( " \"a%5Bn%5D=+a%5B1%5D%2Ar%5E%28n-1%29\"
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document.write( " \"a%5B1%5D=+5\"
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document.write( " \"a%5B2%5D=+5%2A-4\"
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document.write( " \"a%5B3%5D=+5%2A%28-4%29%5E2+\"
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document.write( " \"a%5B4%5D=+5%2A%28-4%29%5E3\"
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document.write( " \"a%5B5%5D=+5%2A%28-4%29%5E4\"
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document.write( "first five terms of the sequence are: 5,-20,80,-320, 1280,... \n" );
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