Write a Formula for the General Term (The Nth Term) $0.00009,0.0009,0.009,0.09 , \ldots$

question 253

Multiple Choice

Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the geometric sequence.
- $0.00009,0.0009,0.009,0.09 , \ldots$

• A) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 0.00009 ( 10 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 9 ( 0.1 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } }\)
• C) \(a _ { n } = 9 ( 10 ) ^ { n }\)
• D) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 0.0009 ( 10 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 }\)

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