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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the common ratio of the sequence 2, -6, 18, -54,..?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are the next three terms in the sequence?

hartnn (hartnn):

do you know what a coomon ratio means ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah like Whats it divided, multiplied,add, or subtracted by to get the next number.

hartnn (hartnn):

for ratio, its just what is " multiplied " to get next term so, whats multipled here, to each term to get next term ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-3?

hartnn (hartnn):

absolutely correct! your common ratio = -3 :)

hartnn (hartnn):

so to get next term after -54 you would multiply -3 to -54

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay! thank you :)

hartnn (hartnn):

welcome ^_^

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