Geometric Sequence with Data

What is the common ratio of this sequence ? 5, 25, 125, ...

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 6

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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 next three terms: -4, -12, -36, -108, ...

• 36, -108, 324

• -324, -972, -2916

• 324, -972, 2916

• -108, 324, -972

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 10(2)^n-1

• a_n = 2(10)^n-1

• a_n = 10(2)ⁿ

• a_n = 2(10)ⁿ

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write an explicit rule for the general term of the sequence 5, 15, 45, . . . ?

• a_n = a_n-1 x 3

• a_n = 5(3)^n-1

• a_n = 3(5)^n-1

• a_n = 5 + (n-1)3

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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

• arithmetic

• geometric

• neither

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2