OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics §3.11 Geometric Sequences · Example 1 · Algebra · Sequences & series

Geometric Sequences · Example 1

For each sequence, determine if the sequence is a geometric sequence. If so, identify the common ratio.

(a) ${5, 20, 80, 320, 1, 280, 5, 120, 20, 480, ...}$
(b) ${- 3, 6, - 12, 24, 11, 33}$
(c) ${4, 2, 1, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{8}, ...}$

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