edfrank2704 edfrank2704
  • 01-08-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Find the sum of the first seven terms of the sequence 4, 12, 36, 108, … .
a. 1,456B.1,457C.4,372D.4,374

Respuesta :

pinquancaro pinquancaro
  • 01-08-2018

The given sequence is 4,12,36,108....

Here we can observe the first term [tex] a_{1} [/tex] = 4 , [tex] a_{2}=12 [/tex] and so on.

The common ratio (r)=[tex] \frac{12}{4}=3 [/tex]

Since the common ratio is greater than 1,

Therefore the sum of the geometric series = [tex] \frac{a(r^{n}-1)}{r-1} [/tex]

Since we have to find the sum of first seven terms, so n=7

=[tex] \frac{4(3^{7}-1)}{3-1} [/tex]

=4372.

Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What payments are made between the farmer and the exchange on each day?
Seraphina is driving two hours to visit her family. For the first hour, she traveled at a speed of 59 miles per hour. Then, in the second hour, she traveled at
How many times larger is 3 x 10^-5 than 6 x 10^-12?
A new shoe comes in two colors, black or red, and in sizes from 5 to 12, including half sizes. If a pair of the shoes is chosen at random for a store display, w
HELP ME PLEASE i hate math
who know the answer to this
Read the lines from "To His Excellency General Washington," and then answer the question. "Fix'd are the eyes of nations on the scales, For in their hopes Co
On a trip, you had to change your money from dollars to British pounds. You got 560560 pounds for 800800 dollars. Which is a unit rate that describes the exch
How did Jacob Riis call attention to slum conditions? be specific
Who were the Kshatriyas? priests artisans peasants warriors