Find an explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence. -5, -25, -125, -625, ...

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what he said

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Stanley Ko answered Nov 20, 2018

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an=a1(r)^(n-1)
a1=first erm
r=common ratio

firs term is -5
we times each term by 5 to get next term so r=5

a_n=-5(5)^(n-1)

is the explicit formula

Sarmun answered Nov 22, 2018

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