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Penyelesaian - Geometric Sequences

The common ratio is: r=4
r=-4
The sum of this series is: s=204
s=204
The general form of this series is: an=44n1
a_n=-4*-4^(n-1)
The nth term of this series is: 4,16,64,256,1024,4096,16384,65536,262144,1048576
-4,16,-64,256,-1024,4096,-16384,65536,-262144,1048576

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Geometric Sequences

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1. Find the common ratio

Find the common ratio by dividing any term in the sequence by the term that comes before it:

a2a1=164=4

a3a2=6416=4

a4a3=25664=4

The common ratio (r) of the sequence is constant and equals the quotient of two consecutive terms.
r=4

2. Find the sum

5 additional steps

sn=a*((1-rn)/(1-r))

To find the sum of the series, plug the first term: a=-4, the common ratio: r=-4, and the number of elements n=4 into the geometric series sum formula:

s4=-4*((1--44)/(1--4))

s4=-4*((1-256)/(1--4))

s4=-4*(-255/(1--4))

s4=-4*(-255/5)

s4=451

s4=204

3. Find the general form

an=arn1

To find the general form of the series, plug the first term: a=4 and the common ratio: r=4 into the formula for geometric series:

an=44n1

4. Find the nth term

Use the general form to find the nth term

a1=4

4421=441=44=16

4431=442=416=64

4441=443=464=256

4451=444=4256=1024

4461=445=41024=4096

4471=446=44096=16384

4481=447=416384=65536

4491=448=465536=262144

44101=449=4262144=1048576

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