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The recursive rule for a geometric sequence is given.

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!! CORRECT ANSWER ONLY PLEASE!!! The recursive rule for a geometric-example-1
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Answer:
a_n=2(5)^(n-2)

Explanation:

The explicit rule for a geometric sequence is:
a_n=a_1(r)^(n-1)\quad \text{where}\ a_1\ \text{is the first term and r is the ratio}

The information provided is: a₁ =
(2)/(5) and r = 5


a_n=(2)/(5)(5)^(n - 1)\\\\.\quad = 2(5)^(n-2)

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