find the tenth term of a geometric sequence, where the second term is 6 and the fifth term is -48

also in simplified form could you find an expression for the first n terms of this sequence?
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6 = ar
-18 = ar^2
-3 = r
a = -2
a_n = -2*(-3)^(n-1)
a_5 = -2*(-3)^4 = -162
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