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If aₙ = 3 × 4ⁿ⁻¹, what is the value of a₄ + a₅?

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Correct answer: 960

The governing concept is an explicit formula for the terms of a geometric progression. Substitute n = 4 into aₙ = 3 × 4ⁿ⁻¹: a₄ = 3 × 4³ = 3 × 64 = 192. Next, substitute n = 5: a₅ = 3 × 4⁴ = 3 × 256 = 768. Therefore a₄ + a₅ = 192 + 768 = 960, so option A is correct. A quick check is that the ratio between consecutive terms is 4, and 768 is four times 192. Option B is larger than the actual sum, option C does not result from the stated formula, and option D is also too large. The exponent must be n − 1; using n instead would shift both terms and produce an incorrect result.

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Geometric-ProgressionExplicit-FormulaNth-TermClass-9Geometric ProgressionSequences And ProgressionsMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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