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

question 252

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 a 8 when $a _ { 1 } = 20,000 , r = - 0.1$ .

• A) \(- 0.002\)
• B) \(0.0002\)
• C) \(0.002\)
• D) \(- 0.02\) Write a formula for the general term (the nth term)of the geometric sequence.