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Naddika [18.5K]
3 years ago
10

what is the common ratio for the geometric sequence below, written as a fraction? 768, 480, 300, 187.5, …

Mathematics
2 answers:
Komok [63]3 years ago
7 0

The common ratio of the geometric sequence 768,480,300,187.5, \ldots is \boxed{\frac{5}{8}}.

Further Explanation:

If the first term a and the second term ar is known then, the value of r can be obtained as follows,

\boxed{r = \frac{{{a_2}}}{{{a_1}}}}

The nth term of the geometric sequence can be obtained as,

\boxed{{a_n} = a \times {r^{n - 1}}}

Given:

The geometric sequence is 768,480,300,187.5, \ldots.

Explanation:

The first term of the geometric sequence is 768, second term of the geometric sequence is 480, third term 300 and the fourth geometric sequence is 187.5.

The common ratio r between the second and first term can be obtained as follows.

\begin{aligned}r&=\frac{{{a_2}}}{{{a_1}}}\\&= \frac{{480}}{{768}}\\&= \frac{5}{8}\\\end{aligned}

The common ratio r between the second and third term can be obtained as follows.

\begin{aligned}r&= \dfrac{{{a_3}}}{{{a_2}}}\\&=\dfrac{{300}}{{480}}\\&= \dfrac{5}{8}\\\end{gathered}

Hence, the common ratio of the geometric sequence 768,480,300,187.5, \ldots is \boxed{\frac{5}{8}}.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Geometric progression

Keywords: geometric sequence, fraction, written as, common ratio, first term, second term, sum of geometric sequence, 768, 480, 300, 187.5.

Crazy boy [7]3 years ago
6 0

Let

a1=768\\a2=480\\a3=300\\a4=187.5

Step 1

Find \frac{a2}{a1}

\frac{a2}{a1} =\frac{480}{768}

Divide by 96 numerator and denominator

\frac{480}{768} =\frac{\frac{480}{96}}{\frac{768}{96}} \\   \\ \frac{480}{768}=\frac{5}{8}

a2=a1*\frac{5}{8}

Step 2

Find \frac{a3}{a2}

\frac{a3}{a2} =\frac{300}{480}

Divide by 60 numerator and denominator

\frac{300}{480} =\frac{\frac{300}{60}}{\frac{480}{60}} \\   \\  \frac{300}{480}=\frac{5}{8}

a3=a2*\frac{5}{8}

Step 3

Find \frac{a4}{a3}

a4=187.5 \\ a4=187\frac{1}{2} \\ \\ a4=\frac{375}{2}

\frac{a4}{a3} =\frac{\frac{375}{2}}{300}  \\ \\  \frac{a4}{a3} =\frac{375}{600}

Divide by 75 numerator and denominator

\frac{375}{600} =\frac{\frac{375}{75}}{\frac{600}{75}} \\   \\ \frac{375}{600}=\frac{5}{8}

a4=a3*\frac{5}{8}

In this problem

The geometric sequence formula is equal to

a(n+1)=a(n)*\frac{5}{8}\\

For n\geq 1

therefore

the answer is

the common ratio for the geometric sequence above is \frac{5}{8}



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