Ka0Andrasimo Ka0Andrasimo
  • 19-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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Find the 9th term in the following geometric sequence.. round your answer to the nearest tenths.. 5,8.5,14.45,24.565.

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syed514
syed514 syed514
  • 20-11-2016
common ratioo = 8.5 / 5 = 1.7 9th term = ar^ 9-1 = 5 * 1.7 ^ 8 sorry i havent got my calculator to work this out
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HomertheGenius
HomertheGenius HomertheGenius
  • 21-11-2016
The geometric sequence:
a 1 = 5, a 2 = 8.5,  a 3 = 14.45,  a 4 = 24.565,...
r = 8.5 / 5 = 1.7
a n = a 1 * r^(n-1)
a 9 = 5 * 1.7^(8) = 5 * 69.757574
a 9 = 348.7878205 ≈ 348.8
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