45,965 views
2 votes
2 votes
Find the 11 term of the following geometric sequence.

10, 30, 90, 270, ...

PLEASE I NEED HELP

User Andreas Wenzel
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

4 votes
4 votes

Solution:

T1(a) = 10, common ratio (r) =
(30)/(10) = 3 T11 = ?

Formula for finding the nth term of a GP:
t_(n) = a {r}^(n - 1)

To find T11:


⟹t_(11) = 10 * {3}^(11 - 1)


⟹t_(11) = {10 * 3}^(10)


⟹t_(11) = 10 * 59049

Therefore:


t_(11) = 590490

User EvilOrange
by
3.3k points