Find the fifth term of the geometric sequence with first term 2 and second term 1/5.
so we have {2⏟ first term ,15⏟ 2nd term ,...⏟ 2 other terms ,a5⏟ 5th term }
the formula to find any term of this geosequence is
an=arn−1 where an=nthterm ; a=first term ; r=common ratio
so far we have a5=2r5−1
to find the ratio we just write this simple equation 2⋅r=15⟹r=110
now that we know what the common ratio is, going back and plugging it in the formula we get:
a5=2(110)5−1
a5=2⋅14104
a5=2⋅1104
a5=2104
a5=210000⇔a5=15000
From a1 to a2 is a1 * r so r = 1/10
starting form second term 1/5 * r * r * r = a5 = 1/5 * 1/1000 = 1/5000