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nevsk [136]
3 years ago
5

If 2, a, b, −54 forms a geometric sequence, find the values of a and b.

Mathematics
1 answer:
vagabundo [1.1K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The values are a=-6 and b=18.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Geometric sequence is given by the formula   a_n=mr^{n-1} for all n\geq 1, where r ≠ 0 is the common ratio and m is the first term of the sequence .

In this problem we know that m= 2, a=a_{2} is the second term of the sequence and  a_{3} =b is the third term.

First we need to find the general form of the sequence, we can use the fourth term a_{4}=-54 and the value of m=2 to find r.

We replace  a_{4}=-54 and  m=2 in the formula  a_n=mr^{n-1}, then we have

a_4=mr^{4-1}

-54=2r^{4-1}

\frac{-54}{2} =r^3

-27=r^3

r=-3.

Therefore the general form of the sequence is  a_n=2(-3)^{n-1} for all n \geq 1.

To find the value of a, we replace n=2 in our formula, so

a=a_2=2(-3)^{2-1}=2(-3)=-6.

To find the value of b, we replace n=3 in our formula, so

b=a_3=2(-3)^{3-1}=2(-3)^{2} =2(9)=18.

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