Find : the 8th Term of the G.P. 0.3, 0.06, 0.012, ... - Mathematics

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the 8^th term of the G.P. 0.3, 0.06, 0.012, ...

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Here,

$First term, a = 0.3$

$Common ratio, r = \frac{a_{2}}{a_{1}} = \frac{0.06}{0.3} = 0.2$

$∴ 8 t h term = a_{8} = a r^{(8 - 1)} = 0.3 (0.2)^{7}$

$Thus, the 8th term of the given GP is 0.3 (0.2)^{7} .$

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