2014 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 7

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Problem 7

The first three terms of a geometric progression are $\sqrt 3$, $\sqrt[3]3$, and $\sqrt[6]3$. What is the fourth term?

$\textbf{(A) }1\qquad \textbf{(B) }\sqrt[7]3\qquad \textbf{(C) }\sqrt[8]3\qquad \textbf{(D) }\sqrt[9]3\qquad \textbf{(E) }\sqrt[10]3\qquad$


Solution

so the terms are

$<math>\sqrt 3$, $\sqrt[3]3$, and $\sqrt[6]3$</math> which is equivalent to $<math>3^{\frac{3}{6}}$, $3^{\frac{2}{6}}$, and $3^{\frac{1}{6}}> so the next term will be <math>3^0$ which is equal to </math>\textbf{(A) }1\qquad$