Geometric Sequences

Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 10
• 1/2
• 2
• 4

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 7(1)ⁿ
• a_n = 7(-1)ⁿ
• a_n = 7(-1)^n-1
• a_n = -1(7)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• -4
• 4
• 1/4
• -1/4

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(4)^n-1
• a_n = -4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(-4)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 2/3
• 3/2
• -2/3
• -3/2

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The next term of the sequence 2,4,8,16 are

• 64
• 32
• 108
• 20

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

This image shows how a certain bacteria grows in a petri dish. What is the common ratio of this sequence?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 6

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the first four terms of the sequence given the rule:
a_n = 4(5)^n-1

• 20, 100, 500, 2500
• 5, 20, 80, 320
• 4, 20, 100, 500
• 4, 9, 14, 19

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(4)^n-1
• a_n = -4(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(-4)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Is the sequence 9, 99, 999, 9999,... geometric?

• no

• yes

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