SOLUTION: What terms are missing from the geometric sequence below? A) ____, -11 , 22,____ , 88 , -176

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Question 1068805: What terms are missing from the geometric sequence below?
A) ____, -11 , 22,____ , 88 , -176
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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The common ratio can be calculated as
22%2F%28-11%29=-2 .
Each term is the one before times %28-2%29 ,
so after 22 comes 22%2A%28-2%29=highlight%2844%29 ,
and if x= that mystery first term, then
%28-2%29x=-11 --> x=%28-11%29%2F%28-2%29=highlight%2811%2F2=5.5=5%261%2F2%29 .