SOLUTION: Find the 10th term of the geometric sequence in which the first term is 3 and the 6th term is 96?

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Question 77613: Find the 10th term of the geometric sequence in which the first term is 3 and the 6th term is 96?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, checkley75:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the 10th term of the geometric sequence in which the first term is 3 and the 6th term is 96?
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a(1)=3
a(6)=3r^5=96
r^5=32
r=2
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a(10)=3r^9
=3*512
=1536
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 _ _ _ _ 96_ _ _ ?
5thRT96=2 THEREFORE THE MULTIPLIER IS 2
3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 768 1,536