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kipiarov [429]
3 years ago
5

what is the common ratio of the geometric sequence below? –96, 48, –24, 12, –6, ... a, -2 b,-1/2 c, 2 d, 1/2

Mathematics
2 answers:
marysya [2.9K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Option b is correct.

The common ratio for the given geometric sequence is; \frac{-1}{2}

Step-by-step explanation:

The given sequence is;  -96, 48 , -24, 12 , -6, .....

Since, given sequence is Geometric

Geometric Sequence in which each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant(i.e common ratio)

In general we write geometric sequence as;

a , ar, ar^2, ar^3 , .....

where a be the first term and r is the common ratio.

On comparing the given sequence with general geometric sequence;

we get

a = -96                  ......[1]

ar = 48                   ......[2]

ar^2 = -24              .....[3]

and so on....        

To find the common ratio i.e, r;

Divide equation [2] by [1];

\frac{ar}{a} =\frac{48}{-96}

Simplify:

r = \frac{-1}{2}

Similarly,

by dividing the equation [3] by [2] we get;

\frac{ar^2}{ar} = \frac{-24}{48}

Simplify:

r = \frac{-1}{2}

As, you can see that the value of r is constant i.e, r= \frac{-1}{2} in the given sequence.

Therefore, the common ratio for the given geometric sequence is; r= \frac{-1}{2}


Georgia [21]3 years ago
5 0

The common ratio of the geometric sequence - 96,\,48, - 24,12, - 6, \ldots is \boxed{ - \frac{1}{2}}.

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.

The options are as follows,

(a). -2

(b). - \dfrac{1}{2}

(c). 2

(d). \dfrac{1}{2}

Explanation:

The first term of the geometric sequence is -96, second term of the geometric sequence is 48, third term -24, the fourth geometric sequence is 12 and the fifth term of the sequence is -6.

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

\begin{aligned}r&=\frac{{{a_2}}}{{{a_1}}}\\&= \frac{{48}}{{ - 96}}\\&=- \frac{1}{2}\\\end{aligned}

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

\begin{aligned}r&= \frac{{{a_3}}}{{{a_2}}}\\&= \frac{{ - 24}}{{48}}\\&= - \frac{1}{2}\\\end{aligned}

The common ratio of the geometric sequence - 96,\,48, - 24,12, - 6, \ldots is \boxed{ - \frac{1}{2}}.

Option (a) is not correct.

Option (b) is correct.

Option (c) is not correct.

Option (d) is not correct.

Learn more:

  1. Learn more about inverse of the function brainly.com/question/1632445.
  2. Learn more about equation of circle brainly.com/question/1506955.
  3. Learn more about range and domain of the function brainly.com/question/3412497

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.

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