This table shows the relationship between the number of minutes elapsed and the number of messages sent.
Minutes Messages Sent
0 0
1 3
2 9
3 27
4 81
The table shows how a text message went viral. What point should be graphed to represent the third term in the geometric sequence?
(1 point)
Responses
(4,81)
left parenthesis 4 comma 81 right parenthesis
(3,1)
left parenthesis 3 comma 1 right parenthesis
(2,9)
left parenthesis 2 comma 9 right parenthesis
(3,27)
1 answer
In the context of the table showing the number of messages sent over time, the third term corresponds to the time at 2 minutes, where 9 messages were sent.
Therefore, the point that should be graphed to represent the third term in the geometric sequence is:
(2, 9)
