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earnstyle [38]
4 years ago
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What is the common ratio for the geometric sequence? 18, 12, 8, 16/3,…

Mathematics
2 answers:
alex41 [277]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A geometric sequence : 18, 12, 8, 16/3,…

Solution :

Each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant in a Geometric Sequence .

In a Geometric Sequence  common ratio is denoted by r


r = \frac{a_{n} }{a_{n-1} }


for n = 2


r = \frac{a_{2} }{a_{1} }


⇒r = \frac{12 }{18 }


⇒r = \frac{2 }{3 }


for n = 3


r = \frac{a_{3} }{a_{2} }


⇒r = \frac{8 }{12 }


⇒r = \frac{4 }{6 }


⇒r = \frac{2}{3 }


Thus the common ratio 'r' = 2/3

ivolga24 [154]4 years ago
6 0
Basically, what should we multiply each term by to get next term

18 times what=12
what=12/18=2/3

12 times what=8
what=8/12=2/3

common ratio is 2/3
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