How do I find the 7th term of a geometric sequence for which $t_1 = 6$ and $r = 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-11T14:06:05

$t_7=24576$

To find n-th term of a geometric sequence you use the formula
$t_n=t_1*r^(n-1)$ . So in this case you have :

$t_7=t_1*r^6=6*4^6=24576$

How do I find the 7th term of a geometric sequence for which t_1 = 6t_1 = 6 and r = 4r = 4?