Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence 8, 6, 4 1/2, 3 3/8

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Question: Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence:  8, 6, 4 1/2, 3 3/8.

By inspection, this is a geometric sequence with intial term a1 = 8 and common ratio r = 3/4.

The nth term in the sequence hence is: an = a1*r^(n-1)

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