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3, -24, 192, ... Find the 19th term:​

User Sgauri
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Answer:

Explanation:

a

n

=ar

n−1

a

3

=ar

2

=24...(1)

a

6

=ar

5

=192...(2)

dividing (2) by (1) we get

ar

2

ar

5

=

24

192

r

3

=8⇒r=2

From (1)

ar

2

=24

a=

2

2

24

=6

∴a

10

=(6)(2)

10−1

=3072

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