SOLUTION: Determine which of the following can be the first three terms of an geometric sequence.
a. 3,-3,-3
b. -8,-16,-32
c. 26,30,34
d. 1/2,1/4,1/16
please help me solve this problem.
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-> SOLUTION: Determine which of the following can be the first three terms of an geometric sequence.
a. 3,-3,-3
b. -8,-16,-32
c. 26,30,34
d. 1/2,1/4,1/16
please help me solve this problem.
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Question 37825: Determine which of the following can be the first three terms of an geometric sequence.
a. 3,-3,-3
b. -8,-16,-32
c. 26,30,34
d. 1/2,1/4,1/16
please help me solve this problem. Thank you. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Geometric sequences have common ratios from term to term...that is, can we multiply each term by a number to get the next term over and over again...
Thus "a" is not one, but "b" is (the multiplier is 2), "c" is not, and "d" is not though each succeeding term is the square of the preceding one...
