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Find the given term 11, -33,99 9th term

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Assuming the sequence goes on like this 11,-33,99,-297,891,...,
its general formula is
a_n=-11\cdot(-1)^n\cdot3^(n-1)

So, the 9th term is

a_9=-11\cdot(-1)^9\cdot3^(9-1)=-11\cdot(-1)\cdot6561=72171
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