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3 years ago

What is r the common ration in the geometic sequence 2, -14, 98, -687

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Agata [3.3K]3 years ago

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Answer:

r is -7

Step-by-step explanation:

(I believe that you mistyped and meant that the fourth term in the sequence should be -686)

The easiest way to find the common ratio is to divide the numbers that are adjacent to each other

$\frac{-14}{2} =-7\\\\\frac{98}{-14} =-7\\\\\frac{-686}{98} =-7$

As you can see, when we divide a term by its previous term, we get -7 every time. This is our common ratio.

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<h3><u>Proportionality background</u></h3>

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things that are <u>inversely proportional</u> -- the thing is <u>divide</u>d from the constant of proportionality "k".

<h3><u>Looking at our question</u></h3>

In our question, y is inversely proportional to x, so the equation we're looking at is the following $y=\dfrac {k} {x}$ .

It isn't yet clear what the constant of proportionality "k" is for this situation, but we are given enough information to solve for it: "When y=12, x=5."

We can substitute this known relationship pair, and find the "k" that relates this pair of numbers:

<h3><u>Solving for k, and finding the general equation</u></h3>

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$y=\dfrac {k} {x}$

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Simplifying/arithmetic...

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