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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP. Having loads of trouble with finding "r" in this geometric series equation. Attachment below.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@AravindG

OpenStudy (aravindg):

Do u know how to write general term?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I do.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What's tripping me up are the steps to get "r".

OpenStudy (aravindg):

So a5=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

324

OpenStudy (aravindg):

No I mean using general term method a5=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't understand...

OpenStudy (aravindg):

\[a_n=ar^{n-1}\] a5=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would I set that up as |dw:1399394259576:dw|?

OpenStudy (aravindg):

Yep.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just don't know where I'd go from there. I don't know what "n" stands for. This whole thing is really confusing me.

OpenStudy (aravindg):

n=5 here.

OpenStudy (aravindg):

n generally mean nth term. Here 5th term is given so n=5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohhhhhh yeah! Ok, so|dw:1399394448762:dw|

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