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I'll try to answer the question, "If the 5th term of a geometric progression is 2, then the product of its FIRST 9 terms is --?" Given the first term is A and the ratio is r, then the progression starts out... A, Ar, Ar^2, Ar^3, Ar^4, ... So the 5th term is Ar^4, which equals 2. The series continues... Ar^5, Ar^6, Ar^7, Ar^8, ... Ar^8 is the 9th term. The product P of all 9 terms is therefore: P = A * Ar * Ar^2 *...*Ar^8 Collect all the A's P = (A^9)*(1 * r * r^2 ...* r^8) P = A^9 * r^(0+1+2+...+8) There's a formula for the sum of the first n integers (n/2)(n+1), or if you don't know just add it up. 1+2+...+8 = 36 Therefore P = A^9 * r^36 Since 36 is a multiple of 9, you can simplify: P = (Ar^4)^9 Still with me? Remember that Ar^4=2 (a given fact). So finally P = 2^9 = 512. Cute problem.
They have the same electron configuration as argon, which means they are isoelectronic with argon.
They have the same electron configuration as argon, which means they are isoelectronic with argon.
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This is a geometric sequence of the form a, ar, ar^2, ar^3, ... where a is the first term and r is the common ratio.In our case, the first term a = 2, and the common ratio r = 5.The nth term of such a sequence isan = a r^(n -1).