Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1081: 11

Answer

$$ - 5, - 1, - \frac{1}{5}, - \frac{1}{{25}}, - \frac{1}{{125}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{geometric;}}\,\,\,{a_1} = - 5,\,\,{a_2} = - 1 \cr & \cr & r = \frac{{{a_2}}}{{{a_1}}} = \frac{{ - 1}}{{ - 5}} = \frac{1}{5} \cr & {\text{The }}n{\text{th term is }}{a_n} = {a_1}{r^{n - 1}} \cr & {a_n} = - 5{\left( {\frac{1}{5}} \right)^{n - 1}} \cr & {\text{Find }}{a_3},{a_4},{a_5} \cr & {a_3} = - 5{\left( {\frac{1}{5}} \right)^{3 - 1}} = - \frac{1}{5} \cr & {a_4} = - 5{\left( {\frac{1}{5}} \right)^{4 - 1}} = - \frac{1}{{25}} \cr & {a_{52}} = - 5{\left( {\frac{1}{5}} \right)^{5 - 1}} = - \frac{1}{{125}} \cr & \cr & {\text{The terms are:}} \cr & - 5, - 1, - \frac{1}{5}, - \frac{1}{{25}}, - \frac{1}{{125}} \cr} $$
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