Find a General Term A_n for the Geometric Sequence $$a _ { 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } , r = - 3$$

question 559

Multiple Choice

Find a general term a_n for the geometric sequence.
- $$a _ { 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } , r = - 3$$

• A) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } - \frac { 1 } { 3 } ( n - 1 )\)
• B) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } - \frac { 2 } { 9 } ( n - 1 )\)
• C) \(a _ { n } = \left( \frac { 1 } { 6 } \right) ^ { n - 1 }\)
• D) \(a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \cdot ( - 3 ) ^ { n - 1 }\)

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