SOLUTION: Find the seventh term of the geometric sequence with these first three terms. -5/9, -5/3, -5

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Question 452210: Find the seventh term of the geometric sequence with these first three terms.
-5/9, -5/3, -5

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5/3 / -5/9
=-5/3 * -9/5 = 3
r=3
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a[n]=a[1]r^(n-1)
a[7]=-5/9 * 3^6
=-5/9 * 729
= -405
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Ed