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document.write( "This sequence is a GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The term \"common difference\" is NOT APPLICABLE to geometric sequences.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is applicable for ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES only.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For geometric sequences the term \"common ratio\" is used instead.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The common ratio, by the definition, is the ratio of a consecutive term to the current term.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has the same value for any two consecutive terms of a geometric progression.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In you case, take the ratio of any two consecutive terms, for example, the ratio \"%28%288%2F3%29%29%2F4\" = \"2%2F3\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your answer.\r\n" );
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