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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please help!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what can /\TLAS can do for you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the 20th term in the sequence that begins -2, 4, -8, 16...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know its multiplying by -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a gp sereis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1st term is -2 2nd term is 4 . . . in this way nth term is (-1)^n*(2)^n so 20th term is (-1)^20*(2)^20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sourav_aich where did you get the -1 and the 2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you see each alternate term has negative in front of it and 2 is the common ratio

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