Geometric Sequence and Series

What does r represent?

• Radical

• Common difference

• Common ratio

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What does a₁ represent?

• Any term

• First term

• Last term

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Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 10
• 1/2
• 2
• 4

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Is the sequence -432, 72, -12, 2,...geometric?

• yes
• no

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What are the next 3 terms in the following geometric sequence:

512, 256, 128, ___, ___, ___, ...

• 1024, 2048, 4096

• 32, 8, 2

• 64, 32, 16

• 92, 66, 38

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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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What is the 14th term of the geometric sequence?

• 14,348,907
• 4,782,969
• 1,594,323
• 45

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Find a₁₂ in the sequence -1, -3, -9, -27, ...

• -177,147
• -19,683
• -59,049
• 118,098

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A geometric sequence has a common ration(r) of 3 and the 8th term (a₈) is 13,122. What is the first term of the sequence (a₁)?

• 3

• 6

• 18

• 2

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What is the 9^th term in a geometric sequence with a common ratio of 2 and a first term of 3?

• 384

• 768

• 1,536

• 27

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