Question

Write down the first five terms of the geometric progression with

the first term 3 and common ratio 2 , then find the 17th .

Answer 1

Explanation:

s1 = 3

s2 = 3×2 = 6

s3 = 6×2 = 12

s4 = 12×2 = 24

s5 = 24×2 = 48

sn = sn-1 × 2 = s1 × 2^(n-1)

s17 = 3 × 2¹⁶ = 3 × 65,536 = 196,608