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3 years ago

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

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7 0

$\bf n^{th}\textit{ term of a geometric sequence}\\\\
a_n=a_1\cdot r^{n-1}\qquad 
\begin{cases}
n=n^{th}\ term\\
a_1=\textit{first term's value}\\
r=\textit{common ratio}\\
----------\\
a_1=1\\
r=3\\
n=7
\end{cases}
\\\\\\
a_7=1\cdot 3^{7-1}\implies a_7=1\cdot 3^6\implies a_7=1\cdot 729\implies a_7=729$

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