SOLUTION: how do you solve a geometric sequence if the numbers are 2, 8, 32 ?

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Question 256014: how do you solve a geometric sequence if the numbers are 2, 8, 32 ?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since you know it's geometric, the 2nd term will be the 1st term multiplied by a constant. The 3rd term is the 2nd term times the same constant.
Find the constant.

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