Writeanequationtodescribethesequencebelow.Usentorepresentthepositionofaterminthesequence,wheren = 1forthefirstterm.

35 , 105 , 315 , ...
Write your answer using decimals and integers.

an = _(_)^ n^ -^ 1

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To find an equation that describes the sequence \(35, 105, 315, \ldots\), let's first look at the ratio of consecutive terms:

  1. \( \frac{105}{35} = 3 \)
  2. \( \frac{315}{105} = 3 \)

This indicates that the sequence is geometric, with a common ratio of 3.

Next, we can express the \(n\)-th term of a geometric sequence with the formula:

\[ a_n = a_1 \cdot r^{(n-1)} \]

where \(a_1\) is the first term, \(r\) is the common ratio, and \(n\) is the term number.

In this particular sequence:

  • The first term \(a_1 = 35\)
  • The common ratio \(r = 3\)

Thus, we can write the equation for the \(n\)-th term of the sequence as:

\[ a_n = 35 \cdot 3^{(n-1)} \]

So, the final answer to write in the specified format is:

\[ a_n = 35 \cdot 3^{n-1} \]