geometric sequences

Find the tenth term:

8, 14, 20, 26, ...

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Find the eighth term:

3, 6, 12, 24, ...

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Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 10
• 1/2
• 2
• 4

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Find the 9th term in the following geometric sequence:

4, 8, 16, 32, ...

• 384

• 512

• 768

• 1,024

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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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Arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

1, 3, 7, 13, ...

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

• Neither

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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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What is a₅ in the sequence defined as follows?

a_n = 5 ⋅ 2^(n-1)

• a₅ = 160

• a₅ = 40

• a₅ = 10

• a₅ = 80

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Arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

100, 50, 25, 12.5, ...

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

• Neither

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

• arithmetic
• geometric
• neither

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