document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976866>Question 976866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the common ratio of the geometric sequence?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4, 16, 64, 256, 1024\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the common ratio of the geometric sequence?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3, -9, 27, -81, 243\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "recall: The fixed amount multiplied is called the common ratio, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, referring to the fact that the ratio (fraction) of the second term to the first term yields this common multiple.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the common ratio, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=divide ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"divide\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the second term by the first term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your sequence <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=256 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"256\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1024 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1024\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,the second term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the first term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=16%2F4=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=16%2F4=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the common ratio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and your answer is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=243 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"243\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=-9%2F3=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=-9%2F3=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and your answer is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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