If \(a_n=9\cdot2^{n-1}+4\), what is the value of \(a_6\)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 292
Substituting \(n=6\), \(a_6=9\cdot2^{6-1}+4=9\cdot2^5+4=9\cdot32+4=292\). Hence, the correct answer is 292. The value \(290\) can result from an incorrect addition of the final \(+4\). Exam tip: in exponential expressions, calculate \(n-1\) first and then evaluate the power.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
292
Why is this the correct answer?
Substituting \(n=6\), \(a_6=9\cdot2^{6-1}+4=9\cdot2^5+4=9\cdot32+4=292\). Hence, the correct answer is 292. The value \(290\) can result from an incorrect addition of the final \(+4\). Exam tip: in exponential expressions, calculate \(n-1\) first and then evaluate the power.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sequences and Progressions. Topic: nth term.
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