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What is the general term of the geometric progression (2,8,32,128,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (a_n=2\cdot4^{n-1})

The direct answer is A: \\(a_n=2\cdot4^{n-1}\\). For a geometric progression, the general term is \\(a_n=ar^{n-1}\\), where \\(a\\) is the first term and \\(r\\) is the common ratio. Here the first term is 2, and the ratios are \\(8/2=4\\), \\(32/8=4\\), and \\(128/32=4\\). Thus \\(a=2\\) and \\(r=4\\), giving \\(a_n=2\cdot4^{n-1}\\). A is correct. B, \\(4n-2\\), is a linear expression; it gives 2 for \\(n=1\\) but gives 6 for \\(n=2\\), not 8. C, \\(2^n\\), gives 2, 4, 8, not the given sequence. D, \\(8n\\), gives 8 for the first term, not 2. The exponent starts at \\(n-1\\) so that the first term has factor \\(4^0=1\\). Exam cue: identify first term and common ratio before applying the GP formula.

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SequencesProgressionsGeometric-ProgressionClass-9Easy

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