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29 April, 18:48

Given the following geometric sequence, find the 12th term: {2, - 4, 8, ... }.

A. - 4096

B. 4096

c. 2048

d - 2048

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  1. 29 April, 20:17
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    All geometric sequences can be expressed as:

    a (n) = ar^ (n-1), a=initial term, r=common ratio, n=term number, in this case:

    -4/2=8/-4=-2=r and a=2 so:

    a (n) = 2 (-2^ (n-1)) so a (12) is going to be:

    a (12) = 2 (-2^ (11)) = 2 (-2048) = - 4096
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