document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442492>Question 442492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first term of a sequence are 1, -5/2, 2, and -3/2. determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither. If the sequence is arithmetic or geometric, find the fifth term </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "common difference??:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5/2-1 = -3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2--5/2 = 3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no common diff. so not arithmetic.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "common ratio??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-5/2)/1 = -5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/(-5/2) = -4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no common ratio, so not geometric.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Neither<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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