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Which is the recursive formula for finding the nth term in a geometric sequence?

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Let see how to build up this formula that is going to give that term of rank n

1st term =a₁ & r is the ratio

1st a₁ = a₁ x r°
2nd a₂ = a₁ x r¹
3rd a₃ = a₁ x r²
4th a₄ = a₁ x r³
5th a₅ = a₁ x r⁴
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nth : a(n) = a₁ x r⁽ⁿ-¹)

Note when that the subscript of a is the same as the exponent mines 1


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