How do you write the first five terms of the geometric sequence #a_1=6, r=2#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-15T08:05:36

#6,12,24,48,96#

A GP is of teh form

#a,ar,ar^2,ar^3...,ar^(n-1),....#

once one term is know to find the next multiply by the common ratio

so in this case we have

#a_1=6#

#a_2=6xx2=12#

#a_3=12xx2=24#

#a_4=24xx2=48#

#a_5=48xx2=96#