Write a Formula for the Nth Term of the Geometric $1,000,200,40,8 , \ldots$

question 124

Multiple Choice

Write a formula for the nth term of the geometric sequence.
- $1,000,200,40,8 , \ldots$

• A) \(a _ { n } = 1,000 \left( \frac { 1 } { 5 } \right) ^ { n - 1 }\)
• B) \(a _ { n } = 1,000 ( - 800 ) ^ { n - 1 }\)
• C) \(a _ { n } = 1,000 ( - 800 ) ^ { n }\)
• D) \(a _ { n } = 1,000 \left( \frac { 1 } { 5 } \right) ^ { n }\)

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