Geometric Sequence Formula

Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 10(2)^n-1
• a_n = 2(10)^n-1
• a_n = 10(2)ⁿ
• a_n = 2(10)ⁿ

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Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(4)^n-1
• a_n = -4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(-4)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 2(100)^n-1
• a_n = 100(2)^n-1
• a_n = 100(1/2)^n-1
• a_n = (1/2)(100)^n-1

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Given the rule: a_n = 7(½)^n-1

Identify the first term.

• a_n

• 7

• ½

• n

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Write the explicit rule for the following geometric sequence:

2, -12, 72, ...

• a_n = 72(-6)^n-1

• a_n = 2(-6)^n-1

• a_n = 2(6)^n-1

• a_n = 72(-6)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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Write the explicit formula for the following geometric sequence:

3, -12, 48, -192, ...

• a_n = 4(3)^n-1

• a_n = 3(4)^n-1

• a_n = -4(3)^n-1

• a_n = 3(-4)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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What is a₅ in the sequence defined as follows?
a_n = 5 ⋅ 2^(n-1) 

• a₅ = 160
• a₅ = 40
• a₅ = 10
• a₅ = 80

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

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What is the explicit rule for the sequence:
11, 22, 44, 88...

• u_n = 2(11)^n-1
• u_n = 11(2)
• u_n = 11(2)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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Find the first four terms of the sequence given the rule:
a_n = 4(5)^n-1

• 20, 100, 500, 2500
• 5, 20, 80, 320
• 4, 20, 100, 500
• 4, 9, 14, 19

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The rule for finding a_n of a geometric sequence is

a_n = 10(2)^n-1 _{What is the common ratio(r) of the sequence?}

• ²

• ¹⁰

• ²⁰

• 2ⁿ

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