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Find the fifth term of the geometric sequence with first term 2 and second term 1/5.

 Jul 3, 2021
 #1
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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=arn1 where an=nthterm    ;   a=first term   ;   r=common ratio

 

so far we have a5=2r51

 

to find the ratio we just write this simple equation 2r=15r=110

 

now that we know what the common ratio is, going back and plugging it in the formula we get:

 

a5=2(110)51

 

a5=214104 

 

a5=21104

 

a5=2104

 

a5=210000a5=15000

 Jul 3, 2021
 #2
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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

 Jul 3, 2021

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