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The function which is used to represent the geometric progression 8, 20, 50, 125, 312.5, ... is [tex]a_{n} = 8(2.5)^{n-1}[/tex].
What is geometric progression?
sequence where each succeeding term is produced by multiplying each preceding term by a fixed number, which is called a common ratio. This progression is as a geometric sequence of numbers.
Formula for nth term of geometric progression
[tex]a_{n} =ar^{n-1}[/tex]
Where,
[tex]a_{n}[/tex] is the nth term of the sequence or geometric progression
n is the total number of terms
r is the common ratio
and a is the first term
According to the given question
We have
A geometric progression
8, 20, 50, 125, 312.5
Now the common ratio for the above progression is given by
[tex]r = \frac{20}{8} = 2.5[/tex]
And the first term is
a = 8
Therefore, the function which is used to represent the above sequence is given by
[tex]a_{n} = 8(2.5)^{n-1}[/tex]
Hence, the function which is used to represent the geometric progression 8, 20, 50, 125, 312.5, ... is [tex]a_{n} = 8(2.5)^{n-1}[/tex].
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