SOLUTION: Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence satisfying the following conditions: a2 = 11, and a3 = -121

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Question 752300: Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence satisfying the following conditions: a2 = 11, and a3 = -121
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Q: Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence satisfying the following conditions: a%5B2%5D = 11, and a%5B3%5D = -121
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A:
The common ratio is r = a%5B3%5D%2Fa%5B2%5D = -121%2F11 = -11
The first term is a%5B1%5D = a%5B2%5D%2Fr = 11%2F-11 = -1
The first four terms of the geometric sequence are:
highlight%28-1%29, highlight%2811%29, highlight%28-121%29, and highlight%281331%29