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What is the (n)th term of the sequence (8,24,72,216,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (8\cdot3^{n-1})

The correct answer is option A: \\(a_n=8\cdot3^{n-1}\\). Each term is three times the preceding term: \\(24/8=3\\), \\(72/24=3\\), and \\(216/72=3\\). Thus the sequence is geometric, with first term \\(a=8\\) and common ratio \\(r=3\\). Using \\(a_n=ar^{n-1}\\), we get \\(a_n=8\cdot3^{n-1}\\). Option A gives 8 at n=1 and reproduces all listed terms. Option B has first term 3, not 8. Option C uses \\(3^n\\), giving 24 for n=1, so the exponent is too large by one. Option D also begins with 24, so it does not describe the given sequence from its first term. Exam cue: test n=1 first; the correct nth-term formula must produce the first listed term.

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