Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 336: 136

Answer

\[\frac{1}{2},\,\,\frac{1}{4},\,\,\frac{1}{8},\,\,\frac{1}{16},\,\,\frac{1}{32}\ \text{and}\ \frac{1}{64}\].

Work Step by Step

For the second term put \[n=2\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{2}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{2-1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{2} \\ & =\frac{1}{4} \end{align}\] For the third term put \[n=3\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{3}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{3-1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{4} \\ & =\frac{1}{8} \end{align}\] For the fourth term put \[n=4\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{4}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{4-1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{8} \\ & =\frac{1}{16} \end{align}\] For the fifth term put \[n=5\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{5}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{5-1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{4}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{16} \\ & =\frac{1}{32} \end{align}\] For the sixth term put \[n=6\] in the general formula stated above. \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{6}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{6-1}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{5}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{32} \\ & =\frac{1}{64} \end{align}\] The first six terms of the geometric sequence are \[\frac{1}{2},\,\,\frac{1}{4},\,\,\frac{1}{8},\,\,\frac{1}{16},\,\,\frac{1}{32}\ \text{and}\ \frac{1}{64}\].
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