General term of a geometric progression
Find the general term of the geometric progression $$(2, 2\sqrt[3]{3}, 2\sqrt[3]{9}, 6, 6\sqrt[3]{3}, \ldots)$$
Let's find the quotient of two consecutive terms to find the ratio:
$$r=\dfrac{a_n}{a_{n-1}}=\dfrac{a_2}{a_1}=\dfrac{2\sqrt[3]{3}}{2}=\sqrt[3]{3}$$
And, knowing that the first term is $a_1=2$, we have:
$$a_n=a_1 \cdot r^{n-1}=2(\sqrt[3]{3})^{n-1}=2\sqrt[3]{3^{n-1}}=2\cdot 3^{\frac{n-1}{3}}$$
$$a_n=2\sqrt[3]{3^{n-1}}$$
Find the terms that are in the fourth and eighth position in the geometric progression with reason $r=0,3$ and the first term $a_1=1,25.$
We know that the general term of our progression is:
$$a_n=1,25\cdot (0,3)^{n-1}=\dfrac{5}{4}\cdot \Big(\dfrac{3}{10}\Big)^{n-1}$$
So the terms we are looking for are:
$$a_4=\dfrac{5}{4}\cdot \Big(\dfrac{3}{10}\Big)^{3}=\dfrac{5\cdot27}{4\cdot 1.000}=\dfrac{135}{4.000}=0,03375$$
$$a_8=\dfrac{5}{4}\cdot \Big(\dfrac{3}{10}\Big)^{7}=\dfrac{5\cdot2.187}{4\cdot 10.000.000}=\dfrac{10.935}{40.000.000}=0,000273$$
$a_4=3,37\cdot 10^{-2}$ and $a_8=2,73\cdot 10^{-4}.$