Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 336: 135

Answer

\[3,\,\,6,\,\,12,\,\,24,\,\,48,\ \text{and}\ 96\].

Work Step by Step

For the second term put \[n=2\] in the general formulae stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{2}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{2-1}} \\ & =3\cdot {{2}^{1}} \\ & =3\cdot 2 \\ & =6 \end{align}\] For the third term put \[n=3\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{3}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{3-1}} \\ & =3\cdot {{2}^{2}} \\ & =3\cdot 4 \\ & =12 \end{align}\] For the fourth term put \[n=4\] in the general formulae stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{4}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{4-1}} \\ & =3\cdot {{2}^{3}} \\ & =3\cdot 8 \\ & =24 \end{align}\] For the fifth term put \[n=5\] in the general formulae stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{5}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{5-1}} \\ & =3\cdot {{2}^{4}} \\ & =3\cdot 16 \\ & =48 \end{align}\] For the sixth term put \[n=6\] in the general formulae stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{6}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{6-1}} \\ & =3\cdot {{2}^{5}} \\ & =3\cdot 32 \\ & =96 \end{align}\] The first six terms of the geometric sequence are \[3,\,\,6,\,\,12,\,\,24,\,\,48,\ \text{and}\ 96\].
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