document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971632>Question 971632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the common ratio for the sequence {8,24,72,216}? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #594047 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Horlaye><B>Horlaye(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Horlaye><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Horlaye><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=594047\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  We divide any term by a term before it to get our common ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Therefore let divide the 2and term by the first term <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   24/8 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence 3 is our common ratio<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note : multiply a term by 3 in the sequence it will give us the next term. </SPAN>\n" );
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