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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

so like suppose that 5 and 125 are the first and fourth terms of a geometric sequence

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then the terms are given by\[5, 5r, 5r^2, 125\]you may notice that \[125 = 5r^3\]so\[r = \sqrt[3]{25}\]does that make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Kind of

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the numbers that you are looking for are\[5r,5r^2\]you know what 'r' is so you can compute those easily

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

i smell a typo in the q... it makes more sense if the q is like below :- Find two geometric means between 5 and \(\color{red}{135}\).

OpenStudy (jack1):

u smell that...?

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