Geometric Sequences

Is the sequence 2, 4, 12, 48,... geometric?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the common ratio for the sequence:
28, 14, 7, 3.5...

• 2
• 1/2
• -14
• -7

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the common ratio: 4, -16, 64, -256, ...

• r = -4
• r = 2
• r = -2
• r = 4

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the next three terms: 4, 12, 36, 108, ...

• 324, 972, 2916
• 972, 2916, 8748
• 405, 1215, 3645

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the 11^th term for:  64, -32, 16, -8, …  

• -.0625
• .0625
• -.03125
• .03125

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Is the sequence 2, 4, 12, 48,... geometric?

• yes
• no

Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 1
• -1
• 7
• -7

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the difference between an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence?

• One is the sum of the numbers and one is just a list of numbers.

• One has a common difference and one has a common ratio.

• One you can write an nth term and one you cannot.

• None of these are correct.

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Find the 18th for the following geometric sequence,

-3, 6, -12, 24,,,

• -37

• -786,432

• 393,216

• 258,280,326