Use the Formula for the General Term of a Geometric $$\mathbf { a } _ { 1 }$$

question 105

Multiple Choice

Use the Formula for the General Term of a Geometric SequenceUse the formula for the general term (the nth term) of a geometric sequence to find the indicated term of the
sequence with the given first term, $$\mathbf { a } _ { 1 }$$ , and common ratio, r.
-Find a8 when $a _ { 1 } = 3000 , r = \frac { 1 } { 3 }$ .

• A) \(\frac { 1000 } { 729 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1000 } { 2187 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1000 } { 6561 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9007 } { 3 }\)

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