Find the Indicated Nth Term of the Geometric Sequence $13,39,117 , \ldots$

question 109

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated nth term of the geometric sequence.
9th term : $13,39,117 , \ldots$

• A) \(a _ { 9 } = 3,159\)
• B) \(a _ { 9 } = 255,879\)
• C) \(a _ { 9 } = 28,431\)
• D) \(a _ { 9 } = 85,293\)
• E) \(a _ { 9 } = 9,477\)

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