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SamySamSam
SamySamSam SamySamSam
  • 16-08-2016
  • Mathematics
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A sequence has a first term of 2 and a constant ratio of -2/3. What are the first five toerms of the sequence?

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dalendrk
dalendrk dalendrk
  • 16-08-2016

\(a_1=2;\ r=-\dfrac{2}{3}\ therefore\ a_n=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)^{n-1}\\\\a_1=2\\\\a_2=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)=-\dfrac{4}{3}\\\\a_3=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)^2=2\cdot\dfrac{4}{9}=\dfrac{8}{9}\\\\a_4=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)^3=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{8}{27}\right)=-\dfrac{16}{27}\\\\a_5=2\cdot\left(-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)^4=2\cdot\dfrac{16}{81}=\dfrac{32}{81}\\\\\vdots\)

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