Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.3: Geometric Sequences And Series
Problem 5ECP: The second term of a geometric sequence is 6, and the fifth term is 81/4. Find the eighth term....
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Transcribed Image Text:1. How many terms are there in an arithmetic sequence with first term 10, common difference
of 2, and last term 80?
2. The seventh term of a geometric sequence is -2 and the tenth term is 128.
Find the fifth term.
3. Eighty loaves of bread are to be divided among 4 people so that the amounts they receive
form an arithmetic progression. The first two together receive one-third of what the last
two receive. How many loaves does each
person
receive?
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