matthewryan15 matthewryan15
  • 04-07-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Find the eight term of the geometric sequence for which a_1 = 5 and r = ­-2.

Respuesta :

ZJSG09112007
ZJSG09112007 ZJSG09112007
  • 04-07-2020

Answer:

T8 = -640

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]a =5\\r = -2\\Tn = ar^{n-1} \\T8 =5(-2)^8^-^1\\T8 = 5(-2)^7\\T8 = 5* -128\\T8 = -640[/tex]

Answer Link
Stephen46
Stephen46 Stephen46
  • 04-07-2020

Answer:

For a geometric sequence

U(n) = ar^n-1

where

a = first term

r = common ratio

n= number of terms

From the above statement

a = 5

r = -2

n = 8

U(8) = 5(-2)^8-1

= 5(-2)^7

= - 640

Hope this helps

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

why do living things store energy in lipids instead of in carbohydrate?
What is pyridine acid?
Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in this sentence? Our car bounced and rattled loudly over the old bridge. A. prepo
The ability to recognize reality and to cope with the demands of daily life is _____ health.
How do basophil cells react when a pathogen enters the body?
Persevering will help you achieve your goals. Persevering is used as what part of speech? a. noun, b. verb, c. adjective, d. adverb?
you are dealt one card from a standard 52-card deck
Which words in the sentence below are nouns? I dropped my phone in the pool.
What astronomical model from the Renaissance replaced the one expressed in the image above?
Why was France's territorial control in the Americas short-lived? The French used Native Americans to govern the land, and they later rebelled. The French creat