Given:
The sequence of number of stars is 2,4,8,16
a) To find the common ratio of the pattern.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Common ratio=}\frac{2nd\text{ term}}{1st\text{ term}} \\ r=\frac{4}{2} \\ r=2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence the common ratio is 2.
b) To find the explicit formula for the pattern.
The general for a geometric progression sequence is,
[tex]a_n=a_1(r)^{n-1}_{}_{}[/tex]
Hence, the formula for the above pattern will be,
[tex]a_n=2(2)^{n-1}[/tex]
c) To find the number of stars in 11th set.
Substitute n=11 in the explicit formula of the pattern.
[tex]\begin{gathered} a_{11}=2(2)^{11-1} \\ a_{11}=2(2)^{10} \\ a_{11}=2(1024) \\ a_{11}=2048 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, the number of stars in 11th set will be 2048.
