by Step Given that the second term of a sequence is 32 and the fourth term is 8, Francis wrote the n-1 (:)' explicit rule a, = 16 · for the sequence. Complete the explanation of his error. Instead of using the common ratio, Francis used the ? of the common ratio.
by Step Given that the second term of a sequence is 32 and the fourth term is 8, Francis wrote the n-1 (:)' explicit rule a, = 16 · for the sequence. Complete the explanation of his error. Instead of using the common ratio, Francis used the ? of the common ratio.
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explicit rule an = 16 ·
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Instead of using the common ratio, Francis used the
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The second term of the sequence is a2=32.
The fourth term of the sequence is a4=8.
The expression for the fourth term is,
Here, r is the common ratio.
Substitute the given values in the above expression.
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