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  • 21-07-2021
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Find a12 for the geometric sequence -4, -2, -1, -1/2, ...

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Answer:

  -1/512

Step-by-step explanation:

The first term is -4, and the common ratio is -2/-4 = 1/2. Then the n-th term is ...

  an = -4·(1/2)^(n-1)

and the 12th term is ...

  a12 = -4(1/2)^(12 -1) = -4/2048

  a12 = -1/512

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