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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the common ratio of the following sequence? 9, -27, 81, -243

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well work backwards. What is -27 ÷ 9 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

everything is multiplying by -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats how i would find a ratio

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ratio! My bad. I was thinking like...the other thingie...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It will be \[(-3)^{n+1}, \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol okay becca and thanks dta255

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem, anytime

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