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What you have is a "geometric progression". Where the following progression holds:
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An = A1(r^(n-1))
where
An = the "n"th term in the progression
A1 = value of first term
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See the following web site for more detailed information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_progression
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In your problem:
- you are asked to find the 9th term (An)
- A1 is 2
- r is -3
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Plug what we know intoL
An = A1(r^(n-1))
An = 2(-3)^(9-1)
An = 2(-3)^8
An = 2(6561)
An = 13122
