Missing terms of a geometric seqeunce

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Homework Statement


Write the first 5 terms of the geometric sequence
3, __ , 32x+1, __, __

Homework Equations


tn=arn-1


The Attempt at a Solution


tn=arn-1
32x+1=3r3-1
r2=32x+1 / 3
r=√32x+1 / √3

I'm stuck
 
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Before taking the square root, try to simplyfy the right side. What is [itex]\frac{3^{2x+1}}{3^{1}}[/itex]?
 
Hint:

If [itex]a,b,c[/itex] are three consecutive terms of a geometric sequence, [itex]b^2 = ac[/itex].
 
Villyer said:
Before taking the square root, try to simplyfy the right side. What is [itex]\frac{3^{2x+1}}{3^{1}}[/itex]?

Ohh I see. 32x+1 / 31 = 32x. And the square root of that is 3x.
Thank you