SOLUTION: Consider the sequence 224 , 112 , 56 , 28 , 14 , ... Note that 224 ; is t ( 1 ) , not t ( 0 ) . a) Find the next three terms , , , b) Is this sequence arithmetic or geomet

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Question 1171158: Consider the sequence 224 , 112 , 56 , 28 , 14 , ...
Note that 224 ; is t ( 1 ) , not t ( 0 ) .
a) Find the next three terms , , ,
b) Is this sequence arithmetic or geometric?
c) Write down an equation that models this sequence. Begin your equation with t ( n ) =
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)   Notice that each next term is the half of the previous one.

       Hence,   WHAT     ?



(b), (c)   For these parts,  read the following lessons.


    - Geometric progressions
    - The proofs of the formulas for geometric progressions
    - Problems on geometric progressions
    - Word problems on geometric progressions
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic
"Geometric progressions".

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