SOLUTION: What is the seventh term of a sequence whose first term is 1 and whose common ratio is 3?

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Question 461105: What is the seventh term of a sequence whose first term is 1 and whose common ratio is 3?

Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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geometric series format: a, ar, ar^2, ...

a = first term
r = common ratio

seventh term = ar^6 = (1)(3^6) = 729

Answer by ikleyn(52792) About Me  (Show Source):
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On geometric progressions,  see introductory lessons
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    - The proofs of the formulas for geometric progressions
    - Problems on geometric progressions
    - Word problems on geometric progressions
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