Find a General Term an for the Geometric Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } , r = 9$$

question 58

Multiple Choice

Find a general term an for the geometric sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } , r = 9$$

• A) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } \cdot 9 ^{n - 1}\)
• B) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } + \frac { 8 } { 5 } ( n - 1 )\)
• C) \(a _ { n } = \left( \frac { 1 } { 5 } \right) n - 1 + \frac { 8 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } + 9 ( n - 1 )\)

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