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

question 35

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 $\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 8,000,000 , \mathrm { r } = 0.1$ .

• A) \(0.8\)
• B) \(0.08\)
• C) 8
• D) \(0.008\)

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