Find the Indicated Term of the Geometric Sequence $a _ { 8 } = - 768$

question 28

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated term of the geometric sequence. Given $a _ { 8 } = - 768$ and $r = 2$ , find $a _ { 1 }$ .

• A) 12
• B) \(- 6\)
• C) \(- 12\)
• D) 6

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