Use the Formula for the General Term of a Geometric $$\mathbf { a } _ { 1 }$$

Multiple Choice

Use the Formula for the General Term of a Geometric SequenceUse the formula for the general term (the nth term) of a geometric sequence to find the indicated term of the
sequence with the given first term, $$\mathbf { a } _ { 1 }$$ , and common ratio, r.
-Find a 8 when $a _ { 1 } = 20,000 , r = - 0.1$ .

A) $- 0.002$
B) $0.0002$
C) $0.002$
D) $- 0.02$ Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the geometric sequence.