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Which of the following is not a geometric sequence?

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3 0

A.

Because in mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of non-zero numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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