The graph represents the sequence is Option D.
<h3>Further explanation
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A function defined in the set of natural numbers is called a sequence.
Allow
, or general term.
In a sequence, n should always represent a natural number, i.e.,
n > 0, n = 1, 2, 3, ...,
but the value of
may be any real number depending on the formula for the general term of the sequence.
A sequence is considered geometric if the ratio between each consecutive term is common.
In our problem, the sequence is ![\boxed{ \ \frac{1}{2}, 1, 2, 4, 8, ... \ }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7B%20%5C%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2C%201%2C%202%2C%204%2C%208%2C%20...%20%5C%20%7D)
The ratio of each term
to the previous term
is equal 2, so we can formalize the sequence as
The consecutive terms of the sequence have a common ratio r = 2, so this sequence is geometric.
The general term of a geometric sequence
with common ratio r is ![\boxed{\boxed{ \ a_n = a_1 \cdot r^{n-1} \ }}.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5Cboxed%7B%5Cboxed%7B%20%5C%20a_n%20%3D%20a_1%20%5Ccdot%20r%5E%7Bn-1%7D%20%5C%20%7D%7D.%20)
Presently we go back to the question. The graph shows the horizontal axis as n and the vertical axis is the general term
. The relationship between n, the terms, and the coordinates as written below:
![\boxed{n = 1 \rightarrow the \ 1st \ term \ a_1 = \frac{1}{2} \rightarrow \bigg( 1, \frac{1}{2} \bigg)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7Bn%20%3D%201%20%5Crightarrow%20the%20%5C%201st%20%5C%20term%20%5C%20a_1%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%20%5Crightarrow%20%5Cbigg%28%201%2C%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%20%5Cbigg%29%7D)
![\boxed{n = 2 \rightarrow the \ 2nd \ term \ a_2 = 1 \rightarrow (2, 1)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7Bn%20%3D%202%20%5Crightarrow%20the%20%5C%202nd%20%5C%20term%20%5C%20a_2%20%3D%201%20%5Crightarrow%20%282%2C%201%29%7D)
![\boxed{n = 3 \rightarrow the \ 3rd \ term \ a_3 = 2 \rightarrow (3, 2)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7Bn%20%3D%203%20%5Crightarrow%20the%20%5C%203rd%20%5C%20term%20%5C%20a_3%20%3D%202%20%5Crightarrow%20%283%2C%202%29%7D)
![\boxed{n = 4 \rightarrow the \ 4th \ term \ a_4 = 4 \rightarrow (4, 4)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7Bn%20%3D%204%20%5Crightarrow%20the%20%5C%204th%20%5C%20term%20%5C%20a_4%20%3D%204%20%5Crightarrow%20%284%2C%204%29%7D)
![\boxed{n = 5 \rightarrow the \ 5th \ term \ a_5 = 8 \rightarrow (5, 8)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7Bn%20%3D%205%20%5Crightarrow%20the%20%5C%205th%20%5C%20term%20%5C%20a_5%20%3D%208%20%5Crightarrow%20%285%2C%208%29%7D)
Therefore, the graph representing the sequence is Option D.
<u>Note:</u>
- The general term of a geometric sequence is exponential.
- From the common ratio (r > 1) and graph, the type is an increasing sequence.
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Learn more
</h3>
- Combining two functions to create a geometric sequence brainly.com/question/1695742
- A word problem about arithmetic and geometric sequences brainly.com/question/3395975
- Drawing graph of the geometric sequence brainly.com/question/3166290
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