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The common ratio is:

r = - 0.6

r=-0.6

The sum of this series is:

s = 272

s=272

The general form of this series is:

a_{n} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{n - 1}

a_n=500*-0.6^(n-1)

The nth term of this series is:

500, - 300, 180, - 107.99999999999999, 64.8, - 38.87999999999999, 23.327999999999996, - 13.996799999999997, 8.398079999999997, - 5.038847999999999

500,-300,180,-107.99999999999999,64.8,-38.87999999999999,23.327999999999996,-13.996799999999997,8.398079999999997,-5.038847999999999

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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:

$a_{2} a_{1} = - \frac{300}{500} = - 0.6$

$a_{3} a_{2} = \frac{180}{-} 300 = - 0.6$

$a_{4} a_{3} = - \frac{108}{180} = - 0.6$

The common ratio ( $r$ ) of the sequence is constant and equals the quotient of two consecutive terms.
$r = - 0.6$

2. Find the sum

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$s_{n} = a * ((1 - r^{n}) / (1 - r))$

To find the sum of the series, plug the first term: $a = 500$ , the common ratio: $r = - 0.6$ , and the number of elements $n = 4$ into the geometric series sum formula:

$s_{4} = 500 * ((1 - - {0.6}^{4}) / (1 - - 0.6))$

$s_{4} = 500 * ((1 - 0.1296) / (1 - - 0.6))$

$s_{4} = 500 * (0.8704000000000001 / (1 - - 0.6))$

$s_{4} = 500 * (0.8704000000000001 / 1.6)$

$s_{4} = 500 \cdot 0.544$

$s_{4} = 272$

3. Find the general form

$a_{n} = a \cdot r^{n - 1}$

To find the general form of the series, plug the first term: $a = 500$ and the common ratio: $r = - 0.6$ into the formula for geometric series:

$a_{n} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{n - 1}$

4. Find the nth term

Use the general form to find the nth term

$a_{1} = 500$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{2 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{1} = 500 \cdot - 0.6 = - 300$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{3 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{2} = 500 \cdot 0.36 = 180$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{4 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{3} = 500 \cdot - 0.21599999999999997 = - 107.99999999999999$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{5 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{4} = 500 \cdot 0.1296 = 64.8$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{6 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{5} = 500 \cdot - 0.07775999999999998 = - 38.87999999999999$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{7 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{6} = 500 \cdot 0.04665599999999999 = 23.327999999999996$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{8 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{7} = 500 \cdot - 0.027993599999999993 = - 13.996799999999997$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{9 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{8} = 500 \cdot 0.016796159999999994 = 8.398079999999997$

$500 \cdot - {0.6}^{10 - 1} = 500 \cdot - {0.6}^{9} = 500 \cdot - 0.010077695999999997 = - 5.038847999999999$

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Geometric Sequences