Let the term count be ii
Let the ith term be a_iai
So we have:
i=1->a_i =a_1=4i=1→ai=a1=4
i=2->a_i=a_2=24i=2→ai=a2=24
i=3->a_i=a_3=144i=3→ai=a3=144
The question states this is a geometric sequence.
Let the expression for the term be a_ir^nairn
Where rr is the common ratio and nn is some variant (function) of ii
color(brown)("Determine the value of "r)Determine the value of r
24/4= 6244=6
144/24=614424=6
Thus r=6r=6
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color(brown)("Determine the next three terms")Determine the next three terms
The last known term is a_3=144a3=144
so we have:
a_4=a_3xx6 " "=" " 144xx6 " "=" " 864a4=a3×6 = 144×6 = 864
a_5=a_5xx6" "=" "864xx6" "=" "5184a5=a5×6 = 864×6 = 5184
a_6=a_5xx6" "=" "5184xx6" "=" " 31122a6=a5×6 = 5184×6 = 31122