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In the geometric progression (1,2,4,8,\ldots), which term is (16)?

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Correct answer: (5)th term

The direct answer is C: 16 is the fifth term. Start with the first term and multiply by the common ratio 2 each time: first term 1, second 2, third 4, fourth 8, and fifth 16. Algebraically, \(a_n=1\cdot2^{n-1}=2^{n-1}\). Setting \(2^{n-1}=16=2^4\) gives \(n-1=4\), so \(n=5\). Option A says third term, but the third term is 4. Option B says fourth term, but the fourth term is 8. Option C is correct because the fifth term is 16. Option D says sixth term; the sixth term would be 32. Listing a short GP is safe here, because the requested number is small. The useful memory trick is to count the starting 1 as term one; do not count the number of multiplications alone, since four multiplications lead from 1 to the fifth term.

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SequencesProgressionsGeometric-ProgressionClass-9Easy

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