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Find tn for the following geomertic sequance: -60,30,-15 and then find t20.

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t_1=-60

t_2=-\frac12*(-60)=30

t_3=-\frac12*30=\left(-\frac12\right)^2*(-60)=-15

In general, you have


t_n=\left(-\frac12\right)^(n-1)*(-60)

and so


t_(20)=\left(-\frac12\right)^(19)*(-60)=(15)/(131072)\approx0.0001144
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