flittle453 flittle453
  • 02-06-2019
  • Mathematics
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What is the common ratio of the geometric sequence below?

–2, 4, –8, 16, –32, ...
-4/2
-2/4
2/4
4/2

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gmany gmany
  • 02-06-2019

Answer:

[tex]\large\boxed{-\dfrac{4}{2}=-2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]a_1,\ a_2,\ a_3,\ a_4,\ ...-\text{geometric sequence}\\\\\dfrac{a_2}{a_1}=\dfrac{a_3}{a_2}=\dfrac{a_4}{a_3}=...-\text{common ratio}\\\\======================\\\\\text{We have}\\\\-2,\ 4,\ -8,\ 16,\ -32,\ ...\\\\\text{The common ratio:}\\\\\dfrac{4}{-2}=-2\\\\\dfrac{-8}{4}=-2\\\\\dfrac{16}{-8}=-2\\\\\dfrac{-32}{16}=-2[/tex]

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ldwheeler21 ldwheeler21
  • 28-02-2022

Answer:

-4/2

Step-by-step explanation:

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