document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203380>Question 1203380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The population of a village at the end of consecutive decades was 2173, 2281, 2395, 2514. Show that the population was increasing approximately in G.P. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To determine if we have a geometric sequence, we divide each term over its previous term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The goal is to see if we get the same ratio each time. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = term2/term1 = 2281/2173 = 1.049701<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = term3/term2 = 2395/2281 = 1.049978<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = term4/term3 = 2514/2395 = 1.049687\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We get slightly different r values each time. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 1.049 portion matches up, but the other decimal digits do not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sequence {2173, 2281, 2395, 2514} is not geometric, but it's somewhat close to it.<BR>\n" );
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