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Old October 27th, 2007, 04:31 PM
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Default Another geometric sequence ?

A5= 24
r=2
Find A1.


hmmmm..I'm not sure how to do this one. I was absent the day we learned this in class. Thanks in advance.
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a_n  = a_1 r^{n - 1}
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24=A1(1)

....uuuhh....

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I'm going off of memory here from my algebra class last year. I was absent the day this was taught in class, so I have no notes, and the textbook doesn't go over this.
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OH NO.
It would be this:
24=A1(16), then solve for A1.
yeeeeeeeees?
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OH NO.
It would be this:
24=A1(16), then solve for A1.
yeeeeeeeees?
yes
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