determine 6th term in the geometric sequence whose first term is 3 and whose common ratio is -4

Answer 1

a_n = a₁r^n-1 where a_n is the n-th term; a₁ is the first term; r is the common ratio

a₆ = (3)*(-4)⁵

a₆ = (3)*(-1024)

a₆ = -3072