Find the Indicated Term of the Sequence $\frac { 14 } { 5 }$

question 127

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated term of the sequence.
-If the second term of a geometric progression is $\frac { 14 } { 5 }$ and the third term is $- \frac { 28 } { 5 }$ , find a 1 and $\mathrm { r }$ .

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = \frac { 56 } { 5 } ; r = - 2\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = - \frac { 7 } { 5 } ; r = - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = - \frac { 7 } { 5 } ; r = - 2\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = - 7 ; r = - \frac { 2 } { 5 }\)

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