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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the nth term of a geometric sequence? thank you

OpenStudy (liamschumm):

Where \[a_1\] is the first term of the sequence, \[r\] is the ratio, the formula is \[a_n=a_1\cdot r^{n-1}.\]

OpenStudy (liamschumm):

This is because we get the first term, and multiply it by the ratio n-1 times.

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