Lesson: Finding the nth Term of a Geometric Sequence

In this lesson, we will learn how to write explicit and recursive formulas for geometric sequences to find the value of the nth term in a geometric sequence and how to find a term's order given its value.

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Worksheet: 25 Questions • 4 Videos

Q1:

Find the first three terms of a geometric sequence given and the common ratio is .

Q2:

Find the value of in a geometric sequence given and all terms are positive.

Q3:

Find the three consecutive numbers of a geometric sequence, given that the sum of the terms is and the product is 216.

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