S
ECTION
2.2 G
EOMETRIC
S
EQUENCES
i) Terms, common ratio, number of terms in a
geometric sequence
ii) Geometric means
iii) Solving Algebraic sequences
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I) W
HAT
IS
A
G
EOMETRIC
S
EQUENCE
?
A sequence where each term after the first is
multiplied
by a common ratio
“r”
Not the same as an arithmetic sequence (Add)
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II) F
ORMULA
FOR
G
EOMETRIC
S
EQUENCE
:
The value of the “
n
th
” term
Value of the 1
st
term
Common Ratio
The rank of the term
- Divide any term by its previous term
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E
X
: G
IVEN
THE
FOLLOWING
SEQUENCE
,
FIND
THE
20
TH
TERM
:
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E
X
:
GIVEN
THE
THREE
TERMS
IN
A
GEOMETRIC
SEQUENCE
,
FIND
THE
COMMON
RATIO
:
To find the common ratio, you can just take
any term and divide it by the previous term
So, the common ratio will be:
E
X
:
THE
THIRD
TERM
OF
A
GEOMETRIC
SEQUENCE
IS
27
AND
THE
SIXTH
TERM
IS
64. F
IND
THE
COMMON
RATIO
:
Each term in the sequence is equal to the
previous term multiplied by the common ratio:
The sixth term is equal to both 64 and 27r
3
To find the terms in between, just multiply
27 by the common ratio.
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E
X
: G
IVEN
AND
FIND
THE
COMMON
RATIO
AND
THE
FIRST
TERM
:
Now solve for
the first term
H
OMEWORK
:
Assignment 2.2