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Question 1021565: What is the 6th term of a sequence whose 1st term is 5 and whose common ratio is 3
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What is the 6th term of a sequence whose 1st term is 5 and whose common ratio is 3
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This sequence is called "geometric progression", or GP.

a%5B6%5D = 5%2A3%5E5 = 5*243 = 1215.