What is the first term of the geometric sequence presented in the table below?
|n|4|9|
|an|6|-192|
Hint: an = a1(r)n − 1, where a1 is the first term and r is the common ratio.

Question

What is the first term of the geometric sequence presented in the table below?
|n|4|9|
|an|6|-192|
Hint: an = a1(r)n − 1, where a1 is the first term and r is the common ratio.

mathmale · Answer

Are you sure the original problem was written with all those    |||||| symbols?  I'd guess not.

Did you by any chance mean to use parentheses?    ((       ))

anonymous · Answer

Well im just trying to show its a chart

anonymous · Answer

Im just trying to show seperation

anonymous · Answer

this is pretty unreadable, which is why you are not getting an answer
use the equation tool below, or post a screen shot or attach a picture might help