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Find a20 of a geometric sequence, if the first few terms of the sequence are given by 12,14,18,116,

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Solution

We first find the common ratio r of the GP.
r=a2a1=1412=12
Since the nth term of the GP is given by
an=a1rn1, we have
a20=(12)×(12)201=1220.

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