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What is the (n)th term of the sequence (5,15,45,135,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (5\cdot3^{n-1})

The correct answer is option A: \\(a_n=5\cdot3^{n-1}\\). The sequence is geometric because every term is multiplied by 3: \\(15/5=3\\), \\(45/15=3\\), and \\(135/45=3\\). The nth-term rule is \\(a_n=ar^{n-1}\\). Substituting the first term \\(a=5\\) and ratio \\(r=3\\) gives \\(a_n=5\cdot3^{n-1}\\). Option A gives \\(5\\) when \\(n=1\\), \\(15\\) when \\(n=2\\), and \\(45\\) when \\(n=3\\), so it matches. Option B starts with 3 rather than 5. Option C has exponent n, so its first value is 15 instead of 5. Option D starts with 15 and therefore represents a shifted sequence, not the given one. Common mistake: do not use the ratio as the first term; keep the first term outside the power.

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