Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
In a geometric sequence, the consecutive terms differ by a common ratio,r. Considering the given sequence,
r = 6/- 2 = - 18/6 = - 3
Therefore, the sequence is geometric.
The formula for determining the nth term of a geometric progression is expressed as
Tn = ar^(n - 1)
Where
a represents the first term of the sequence.
r represents the common ratio.
n represents the number of terms.
From the information given,
a = - 2
r = - 3
The explicit formula is
Tn = - 2 × (- 3)^(n - 1)
To find the 8th term, T8,
T8 = - 2 × (- 3)^(8 - 1)
T8 = - 2 × (- 3)^7
T8 = - 2 × - 2187
T8 = 4374
You need to multiply the two numbers. Or you can use long addition.
First question:
I urge you to perform the division using the synthetic division method:
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-4 / 1 3 -6 -6 8
-4 4 8 -8
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1 -1 -2 2 0
Note that there is no remainder. When this is the case, the divisor (here, that's -4) is a root of the given polynomial, and the value of that polynomial, g(-4), is 0.
If the remainder were not 0, then the remainder represents the value of the polynomial for that particular divisor. For example, if x = -3, the remainder is -28. We'd write that as g(-3) = -28.
But here, g(-4) = 0.
