January 30, 2012

Practice for short Geometric Sequences Quiz

-4, -8, -16  …                                          

1. Is the sequence geometric?                             
2. What is r?                                                                        
3. What is a1?                                                               
4. What is the next term?                                           
5. Find a6.                                                                                                    
6. Write the formula for the nth term.                       
7. Find S3. 


Answers: 1. yes   2. 2    3. -4    4. -32    5. -128    6. -4(2)^5     7. -28                                                                      




January 23, 2012