Question

identify the 8th term of the geometric sequence -2,-12,-72....

Answer 1

Do you see a pattern in the geometric sequence?

Answer 2

Are you there? @izzy27

Answer 3

yeah i don't understand how to do this

Answer 4

Hmm. I'm going to give you a hint. What does -12 / -2 give you?

Answer 5

6

Answer 6

Good. What does -72 / -12 give you?

Answer 7

6

Answer 8

Good. So the pattern is increasing by 6 times the number before it. If that made sense.
So what do you think the 4th term is?
If you don't know, then tell me. :)

Answer 9

-432?

Answer 10

Great! What about the 5th term?

Answer 11

-2592

Answer 12

Continue! The 6th term?

Answer 13

okay i think i got it, is it -559,872?

Answer 14

Yes. Good job. So the 8th temr would be -559,872.

Answer 15

thank you so much!

Answer 16

No problem. ;)