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Find the indicated term for each geometric sequence.$\$ 1000, \$ 1040, \$ 1081.60, \ldots ;$ the 10 th term
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The common ratio (r) can be found by dividing any term by the previous term. So, we divide the second term by the first term: \[ r = \frac{1040}{1000} = 1.04 \] Show more…
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