Question

Scarlett bought an ant farm with 80 ants. Frond the following week forward, the ant population tripled every week. Let g(n) be the number on ants in scarletts farm in the nth week since she got it. G is a sequence. What kind is it? Write an explicit formula for the sequence starting with g(n)=? Need help really bad

Answer 1

g(n)=80*3^(n-1)

Explanation:

Scarlett started with 80 ants

That is, first term (a)=80

The ant population tripled every week.

First week: 80×3=240

Second week=240×3=720

Common ratio=720/240=3

Or

240/80=3

Therefore, r=3

G is a geometric sequence

Geometric sequence is given by

g(n)=a*r^(n-1)

Substitute a=80 and r=3 into the equation

g(n)=a*r^(n-1)

g(n)=80*3^(n-1)

The explicit formula for the sequence is

g(n)=80*3^(n-1)