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    This document provides 10 examples of finding terms, common ratios, and sums of geometric sequences. Each example presents a sequence and asks the reader to determine characteristics like the common ratio, a specific term, or the sum of terms. The solutions show setting up formulas and thinking step-by-step to solve each problem systematically.

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    GEOM

    Examples: ETRIC
    Question Answer
    1. Find the common ratio for the sequence 1. The common ratio, r, can be found
    by dividing the second term by the first
    term, which in this problem yields -
    1/2. Checking shows that multiplying
    each entry by -1/2 yields the next entry.
    2. Find the common ratio for the sequence given 2. The formula indicates that 3 is the
    by the formula common ratio by its position in the
    formula. A listing of the terms will
    also show what is happening in the
    sequence (start with n = 1).
    5, 15, 45, 135, ...
    The list also shows the common ratio
    to be 3.
    3. Find the 7th term of the sequence 3. n = 7; a1 = 2, r = 3
    2, 6, 18, 54, ...

    The seventh term is 1458.


    4. Find the 11th term of the sequence 4. n = 11; a1 = 1, r = -1/2

    5. Find a8 for the sequence 5. n = 8; a1 = 0.5, r = 7


    0.5, 3.5, 24.5, 171.5, ...

    6. Evaluate using a formula: 6. Examine the summation

    This is a geometric series with a


    common ratio of 3.
    n = 5; a1 = 3, r = 3

    7. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the 7. The word "sum" indicates a need for
    sequence the sum formula.
    -5, 15, -45, 135, ... n = 8; a1 = -5, r= -3

    8. The third term of a geometric sequence is 3 8. Think of the sequence as "starting


    and the sixth term is 1/9. Find the first term. with" 3, until you find the common
    ratio.

    For this modified sequence: a1 =


    3, a4 = 1/9,
    n=4

    Now, work backward multiplying by 3


    (or dividing by 1/3) to find the actual
    first term.
    a1 = 27
    9. A ball is dropped from a height of 8 feet. The 9. Set up a model drawing for each
    ball bounces to 80% of its previous height with "bounce".
    each bounce. How high (to the nearest tenth of 6.4, 5.12, ___, ___, ___
    a foot) does the ball bounce on the fifth bounce? The common ratio is 0.8.
    Answer: 2.6 feet

    10. Example:

    2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, ...

    This sequence has a factor of 2 between each number.

    Each term (except the first term) is found by multiplying the previous term
    by 2.

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