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 337: 139

Answer

\[\frac{1}{2}\]

Work Step by Step

To find the sixth term put \[n=6\] in the above formula, to get: \[\begin{align} & {{a}_{6}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{6-1}} \\ & =16\cdot {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{5}} \\ & =16\cdot \frac{1}{32} \\ & =\frac{1}{2} \end{align}\] The sixth term of the geometric sequence is\[\frac{1}{2}\].
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