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dedylja [7]
3 years ago
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In this geometric sequence, what is the common ratio? 104, -52, 26, -13, ...

Mathematics
1 answer:
4vir4ik [10]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

  -1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio is found by dividing the second number by the first:

  -52/104 = -1/2

You can verify that this is a "common" ratio by doing the same with successive pairs of numbers:

  26/-52 = -1/2

  -13/26 = -1/2

The common ratio is -1/2.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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                               y    

STEP

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Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction

4.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  y  as the denominator :

                      6y3 - 4y2 - 3y     (6y3 - 4y2 - 3y) • y

    6y3 - 4y2 - 3y =  ——————————————  =  ————————————————————

                            1                     y          

Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

STEP

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Pulling out like terms

5.1     Pull out like factors :

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Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

5.2     Factoring  6y2 - 4y - 3

The first term is,  6y2  its coefficient is  6 .

The middle term is,  -4y  its coefficient is  -4 .

The last term, "the constant", is  -3

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   6 • -3 = -18

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -18  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -4 .

     -18    +    1    =    -17

     -9    +    2    =    -7

     -6    +    3    =    -3

     -3    +    6    =    3

     -2    +    9    =    7

     -1    +    18    =    17

Observation : No two such factors can be found !!

Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

5.3       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

y • (6y2-4y-3) • y - (6)     6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 6

————————————————————————  =  ———————————————————

           y                          y        

Equation at the end of step

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 (6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 6)    

 ————————————————————— -  2

           y              

STEP

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Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

6.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  y  as the denominator :

        2     2 • y

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        1       y  

Checking for a perfect cube :

6.2    6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 6  is not a perfect cube

Trying to factor by pulling out :

6.3      Factoring:  6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 6

Thoughtfully split the expression at hand into groups, each group having two terms :

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Group 2:  6y4 - 4y3

Pull out from each group separately :

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Group 2:   (3y - 2) • (2y3)

Bad news !! Factoring by pulling out fails :

The groups have no common factor and can not be added up to form a multiplication.

Polynomial Roots Calculator :

6.4    Find roots (zeroes) of :       F(y) = 6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 6

Polynomial Roots Calculator is a set of methods aimed at finding values of  y  for which   F(y)=0  

Rational Roots Test is one of the above mentioned tools. It would only find Rational Roots that is numbers  y  which can be expressed as the quotient of two integers

The Rational Root Theorem states that if a polynomial zeroes for a rational number  P/Q   then  P  is a factor of the Trailing Constant and  Q  is a factor of the Leading Coefficient

In this case, the Leading Coefficient is  6  and the Trailing Constant is  -6.

The factor(s) are:

of the Leading Coefficient :  1,2 ,3 ,6

of the Trailing Constant :  1 ,2 ,3 ,6

Let us test ....

  P    Q    P/Q    F(P/Q)     Divisor

     -1       1        -1.00        1.00    

     -1       2        -0.50        -5.88    

     -1       3        -0.33        -6.11    

     -1       6        -0.17        -6.06    

     -2       1        -2.00        110.00    

Note - For tidiness, printing of 13 checks which found no root was suppressed

Polynomial Roots Calculator found no rational roots

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6.5       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

(6y4-4y3-3y2-6) - (2 • y)      6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 2y - 6

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            y                            y            

Polynomial Roots Calculator :

6.6    Find roots (zeroes) of :       F(y) = 6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 2y - 6

    See theory in step 6.4

In this case, the Leading Coefficient is  6  and the Trailing Constant is  -6.

The factor(s) are:

of the Leading Coefficient :  1,2 ,3 ,6

of the Trailing Constant :  1 ,2 ,3 ,6

Let us test ....

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     -1       1        -1.00        3.00    

     -1       2        -0.50        -4.88    

     -1       3        -0.33        -5.44    

     -1       6        -0.17        -5.73    

     -2       1        -2.00        114.00    

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Polynomial Roots Calculator found no rational roots

Final result :

 6y4 - 4y3 - 3y2 - 2y - 6

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