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Find the first six terms of the sequence.

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a1 = -8, an = 5 • an-1

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asked Aug 7, 2013 in ALGEBRA 2 by angel12 Scholar

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Given that

Take

We know that

Therefore r = 5 and a1 = -8

Therefore the first 6 terms in the sequence is a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 , a5 , a6

-8 , -40 , -200 , -1000 , -5000 , -25000

answered Aug 10, 2013 by jouis Apprentice

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