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Given the following sequence, find the 12th term: {2, -4, 8,...} -4096 4096 2048 -2048

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Answer:-4096

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Answer:

- 4096

Explanation:

There is a common ratio between consecutive terms of the sequence.

r = - 4 ÷ 2 = 8 ÷ - 4 = - 2

This indicates the sequence is geometric with n th term


a_(n) = a
r^(n-1)

where a is the first term and r the common ratio

Here a = 2 and r = - 2 , thus


a_(12) = 2 ×
(-2)^(11) = 2 × - 2048 = - 4096

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