Geometric Sequences Homework

What does r represent?

• Radical

• Common difference

• Common ratio

What does a₁ represent?

• Any term

• First term

• Last term

Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 10
• 1/2
• 2
• 4

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

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

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 6

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

• yes
• no

Find the common ratio: 64, -16, 4, -1, ...

• r = -8
• r = -1/4
• r = -4
• r = 4

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

• r = -4
• r = 2
• r = -2
• r = 4

Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

• arithmetic
• geometric
• neither

Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

• arithmetic
• geometric
• neither