The first three terms of a sequence are given. Round to the nearest thousandth (if necessary).5,4, 16/5... Find the 7th term.

Respuesta :

In order to find the 7th of the sequence, first let's find the common ratio of the sequence.

To do so, let's divide one term by the term before:

[tex]q=\frac{4}{5}[/tex]

Now, we can use the following formula to find the 7th term:

[tex]a_n=a_1\cdot q^{n-1}[/tex]

For n = 7, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} a_7=5\cdot(\frac{4}{5})^6 \\ a_7=1.311 \end{gathered}[/tex]