Geometric Find the Nth Term

Find the next three terms: -4, -12, -36, -108, ...

• 36, -108, 324

• -324, -972, -2916

• 324, -972, 2916

• -108, 324, -972

Write an equation for the nth term of the geometric sequence:

3, 6, 12, 24, ...

Write an equation for the nth term of the geometric sequence: 500, 100, 20, 4, ...

What is the 6th term of the geometric sequence?

Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

• arithmetic

• geometric

• neither

Find the common ratio: 4, -16, 64, -256, ...

• r = -4

• r = 2

• r = -2

• r = 4

What kind of sequence is the pattern 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...?

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

• Neither

Find the 7th term in the sequence when the first term is 2, and the common ratio is 4

• 8192

• 32768

• 2048

• 512

List the first five terms of the geometric sequence. Assume that the sequence begins at n = 1.

• 1 , 3 , 6 , 9 , 12

• 3 , 9 , 27 , 81 , 243

• 0 , 1 , 3 , 9 , 27

• 1 , 3 , 9 , 27 , 81

Find the common ratio: 16, 8, 4, 2, ...

• r = 2

• r = 8

• r = 1/4

• r = 1/2