Find the Nth Term of the Geometric Sequence $- 8 ( - 2 ) ^ { n - 1 }$

question 26

Multiple Choice

Find the nth term of the geometric sequence. -8, 16, -32, 64, ...

• A) \(- 8 ( - 2 ) ^ { n - 1 }\)
• B) \(- 2 ( - 8 ) ^ { n }\)
• C) \(- 2 ( - 8 ) ^ { n - 1 }\)
• D) \(- 8 ( - 2 ) ^ { n }\)

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