Find the Indicated Term of a Geometric Sequence from the Given

question 238

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated term of a geometric sequence from the given information.
- $a _ { 1 } = 24$ and $a _ { 2 } = - 18$ . Find the sixth term.

• A) \(- 186\)
• B) \(\frac { 243 } { 32 }\)
• C) \(- \frac { 729 } { 128 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 729 } { 128 }\)

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