Answer:
the common ratio is 0.98.
Step-by-step explanation:
A fish population in a lake decreases by 2% each year. We are asked to find the common ratio.
The decrease of population of fish 2% annually means the population becomes next year 100% - 2% = 98%
Therefore, the common ratio would be 98%. Upon converting 98 percent to a decimal we will get,
98% = 
Therefore, the common ratio or decay factor is 0.98.
Determine whether each sequence is geometric? <br>
1) 60,48,36,24,12,…<br>
2) 3,6,12,24,48,…
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Answers:
- Not geometric
- Geometric
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Explanation for problem 1
Divide each term over its previous term.
- term2/term1 = 48/60 = 0.8
- term3/term2 = 36/48 = 0.75
We can stop here. The two results 0.8 and 0.75 do not match up, so we don't have a common ratio. Therefore, this sequence is <u>not</u> geometric. A geometric sequence must have each ratio of adjacent terms to be the same value throughout the list of numbers.
Side note: This sequence is arithmetic because we are subtracting the same amount each time (12) to generate each new term.
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Explanation for problem 2
Like before, we'll divide each term by its previous term.
- term2/term1 = 6/3 = 2
- term3/term2 = 12/6 = 2
- term4/term3 = 24/12 = 2
- term5/term4 = 48/24 = 2
Each ratio found was 2. This is the common ratio and it shows we have a geometric sequence. It indicates that each term is twice that of its previous term. Eg: the jump from 12 to 24 is "times 2".
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((9 + 3) * 5) / (2 + 4) =
(12 * 5) / 6 =
60/6 =
10
