Geometric Sequence: each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant.

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Geometric Sequence: each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant.

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Determine whether each sequence is geometric. If so, find the common ratio. 1. 1, 3, 9, 27,… 2. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, … 3.− 2, 4, − 8, 16,… , 50, 5, 0.5,…

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Geometric Sequence:each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant.

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Geometric Sequence Formula:

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Determine whether each sequence is

geometric. If so, find the common ratio.

1. 1, 3, 9, 27,…

2. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, …

3. − 2, 4, − 8, 16,…

4. 500, 50, 5, 0.5,…

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1. 3, 12, 48, 192,…

2. -2, 6, -18, 54,…

3. 1875, 375, 75, 15, …

Find the ninth term of each geometric sequence.

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Find the position of the given term in each geometric sequence

2. Which term is 64/9 in the sequence, 81, 54, 36, ….

3. 12,288 is the nth term of the sequence,3, 12, 48, ….

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The bacteria population in a petri dish was 14 at the beginning of an experiment. After 30 min, the population was 28, and after an hour the population was 56.

a. Write an explicit definition to represent this sequence.

b. If this pattern continues, what will be the bacteria population after 4 hours?