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QuestionFind the first three terms of a geometric sequence where the 5th5^{\text{th}} term is 1875 and the 7th7^{\text{th}} term is 46875.

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Now that we have the first term and the common ratio, we can find the second and third terms by multiplying the previous term by the common ratioa2=ar=155=75a2 = a \cdot r =15 \cdot5 =75a3=a2r=755=375a3 = a2 \cdot r =75 \cdot5 =375The first three terms of the sequence are15,75, and375.

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