The first three terms of a sequence are given. Write your answer as a decimal or whole number. Round to the nearest thousandth (if necessary).6,10,350,…Find the 9th term.Answer:
Q. The first three terms of a sequence are given. Write your answer as a decimal or whole number. Round to the nearest thousandth (if necessary).6,10,350,…Find the 9th term.Answer:
Identify Pattern: Identify the pattern in the sequence.The given sequence is 6,10,350,… To find the pattern, we need to look at the differences or ratios between the terms. Let's check the differences first.Difference between second and first term: 10−6=4Difference between third and second term: (350)−10=(50−30)/3=320The differences are not constant, so this is not an arithmetic sequence. Let's check if it's a geometric sequence by finding the ratios.Ratio of second to first term: 610=35Ratio of third to second term: (350)/10=(350)⋅(101)=35The ratios are constant, so this is a geometric sequence with a common ratio of 35.
Use Formula for 9th Term: Use the formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence to find the 9th term.The formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence is an=a1×r(n−1), where a1 is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the term number.Here, a1=6 (the first term), r=35 (the common ratio), and n=9 (since we're looking for the 9th term).Let's plug these values into the formula:a9=6×(35)9−1$a_9 = \(6\) \times \left(\frac{\(5\)}{\(3\)}\right)^\(8\)
Calculate \(9\)th Term: Calculate the \(9\)th term. \(\newline\)\(a_9 = 6 \times \left(\frac{5}{3}\right)^8\)\(\newline\)To simplify this, we can calculate \(\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)^8\) first and then multiply by \(6\).\(\newline\)\(\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)^8 = \frac{5^8}{3^8}\)\(\newline\)\(= \frac{390625}{6561}\)\(\newline\)Now, multiply this by \(6\):\(\newline\)\(a_9 = 6 \times \left(\frac{390625}{6561}\right)\)\(\newline\)\(a_9 = \frac{2343750}{6561}\)
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction to get the decimal value. \(\newline\)\(a_9 = \frac{2343750}{6561}\)\(\newline\)To get the decimal value, we divide \(2343750\) by \(6561\).\(\newline\)\(a_9 \approx 357.210\)\(\newline\)Since we need to round to the nearest thousandth, the \(9\)th term is approximately \(357.210\).
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