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Find the general `(n^(th))` term for the following geometric sequences : 16,-8,4,-2,1,…..

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Here, `a_1 = 16` and `r= -1/2` then `a_n = 16(-1/2)^(n-1)=2^4(-2)^1(-1/2)^n= -2^5(-1/2)^n`
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