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romanna [79]
3 years ago
8

Find an equation for the nth term of a geometric sequence where the second and fifth terms are -8 and 512

Mathematics
1 answer:
elixir [45]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

a_{n} = 2(-4)^{n-1}

Step-by-step explanation:

The n th term of a geometric sequence is

a_{n} = a(r)^{n-1}

where a is the first term and r the common ratio

Given

a_{2} = - 8, then ar = - 8 → (1)

Given

a_{5} = 512, then ar^{4} = 512 → (2)

Divide (2) by (1)

\frac{ar^4}{ar} = \frac{512}{-8}, thus

r³ =- 64 ( take the cube root of both sides )

r = \sqrt[3]{-64} = - 4

Substitute r = - 4 into (1)

a(- 4) = - 8

- 4a = - 8 ( divide both sides by - 4 )

a = 2

Thus

a_{n} = 2(-4)^{n-1}

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