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7nadin3 [17]
3 years ago
6

In a geometric sequence, if a3 = ‒5 and a6 = 40, determine a1, r, and an. Then write the first three terms of the sequence.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Tresset [83]3 years ago
7 0
a_4=ra_3
a_5=ra_4=r^2a_3
a_6=ra_5=r^3a_3

40=-5r^3\implies r^3=-8\implies r=-2

a_3=ra_2=r^2a_1

-5=(-2)^2a_1\implies a_1=-\dfrac54

You know the first and third terms, a_1 and a_3, so you just need to find the second term a_2:

a_2=ra_1\implies a_2=-2\left(-\dfrac54\right)=\dfrac52
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