Find the 10th term of the sequence 2, 8, 32, 128....
The general form of a geometric sequence is
a, ar, ar2, ar3, ar4, …
The common ratio r is 82=328=12832=4
a is a scale factor, equal to the sequence's start value = 2
The n-th term of a geometric sequence with initial value a and common ratio r is given by
an=arn−1|a=2r=4an=2⋅4n−1
The 10th term is
a10=2⋅410−1a10=2⋅49a10=2⋅262144a10=524288
I think this should be 2, 8, 32 , 128.....
The 10h term is given by : 22n - 1 = 22(10) - 1 = 219 = 524,298
Find the 10th term of the sequence 2, 8, 32, 128....
The general form of a geometric sequence is
a, ar, ar2, ar3, ar4, …
The common ratio r is 82=328=12832=4
a is a scale factor, equal to the sequence's start value = 2
The n-th term of a geometric sequence with initial value a and common ratio r is given by
an=arn−1|a=2r=4an=2⋅4n−1
The 10th term is
a10=2⋅410−1a10=2⋅49a10=2⋅262144a10=524288