Find the common ratio of a geometric sequence

Emilio Calhoun

Emilio Calhoun

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2022-10-14

Find the common ratio of a geometric sequence

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Plutbantonavv

Plutbantonavv

Beginner2022-10-15Added 15 answers

The common ratio of a geometric sequence, denoted by r , is obtained by dividing a term by its preceding term
considering the below geometric sequence:
4,20,100 ...
we can calculate r as follows:
1) 20 4 = 5
2) 100 20 = 5
so for the above mentioned geometric sequence the common ratio r=5

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