Finding the Common Ratio of a Geometric Sequence

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 1, 7, 49, 343, 2401, …

• 1

• 7

• -7

• 1/7

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: -2, -4, -8, -16, -32, -64, …

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, …

• 3

• -3

• 1/3

• -1/3

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: -2, -10, -50, -2500, …

• 5

• -5

• 1/5

• -1/5

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, …

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 2, 14, 98, 686, 4802, …

• 7

• -7

• 1/7

• -1/7

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, …

• 1

• -1

• 0

• None of the above

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 162, 54, 18, 6, 2, …

• 3

• -3

• 1/3

• -1/3

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 256, -64, 16, -4, 1, …

• 4

• -4

• 1/4

• -1/4

Give the common ratio of the following geometric sequence: 2800, 1400, 700, 350, …

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2