Find the 10th term of this sequence 1/16,1/4,1,4

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Anthony Villegas

10 October, 16:57

Find the 10th term of this sequence 1/16,1/4,1,4

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Amari Mckinney · Answer 1

You multiply it by 4 each time, so the 10th term is 16384

Rey Boyer · Answer 2

This is a geometric sequence

ratio is 4

1st term is 1/16

n = 10

use the formula an = a1 x r^ (n-1)

a_10 = (1/16) (4) ^ (10-1)

a_10 = (1/16) (4) ^9

a_10 = (1/16) (262144)

a_10 = 16384