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Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence if its first term is $-64$ and its sixth term is $-2$.
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We can write this as: \[a_6 = a_1 \cdot r^5\] where \(a_6\) is the sixth term, \(a_1\) is the first term, and \(r\) is the common ratio. Show more…
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