What is the Explicit Formula for the nth Term in a Geometric Sequence?

What is the Explicit Formula for the nth Term in a Geometric Sequence?

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Trying to find the value of a certain term in a geometric sequence? Don't want to go through the terms one-by-one to find the one you want? Use the formula to find the nth term in a geometric sequence! This tutorial shows you how find that formula!

Keywords:

  • formula
  • nth term
  • term
  • common ratio
  • exponent
  • exponents
  • term number
  • first term

Background Tutorials

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Further Exploration

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