You can put this solution on YOUR website! The definition of the nth term of a geometric sequence is
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a(n) = a(0) * r^(n-1), where a(0) is the first term and r is the common ratio
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we are given a(0) = (1/8) and a(8) = -16
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-16 = (1/8) * r^(8-1)
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r^7 = -128
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r = -128^(1/7) = -2
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a(6) = (1/8) * (-2)^(6-1) = -4
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