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

question 149

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 $\mathrm { a } _ { 11 }$ when $\mathrm { a } _ { 1 } = 5 , \mathrm { r } = - 3$ .

• A) 295,245
• B) \(- 885,735\)
• C) 295,249
• D) \(- 25\)

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