Question

Geometric Series PLEASE HELP FAST!!! MEDALL
Ball 3
Height 1 3 ft
(starting point)

Height 2 0.9

Height 3 0.3

Height 4 0.1

Height 5 0.02
What is the average common ratio between the successive height values of ball 3?

Answer 1

you can easily work these out
0.9/3 , 0.3 / 0.9 etc

Answer 2

im not good with problems like this.

Answer 3

then find the average of the 4 results

Answer 4

you can work out 0.9 / 3 right?

Answer 5

sorry it took so long i had to make tea, but its 0.3.

Answer 6

@Abhisar can you help me figure out how to do this?
do i do it:
3/.09
0.9/0.3
0.3/0.1
0.1/0.02

Answer 7

right its 0.3

and 0.3 / 0.9 = 0.333
0.1 / 0.3 = 0.333
0.1 / 0.02 = ?

Answer 8

sorry the last one is 0.02 / 0.1

Answer 9

can you do that
use your calculator if you like

Answer 10

0.02

Answer 11

no

that 0.02 divided by 1

its 0.02 divided by 0.1

Answer 12

0.2.. oops

Answer 13

right so now you have 4 values and you need to find their average

so add up these 4 values and divide by and you have your answer


(0.3 + 0.333 + 0.333 + 0.2 ) / 4

Answer 14

so is it 0.7415?

Answer 15

no what do you get the sum of the 4 numbers?

Answer 16

1.166

Answer 17

right
so divide this number by 4 to get the average

Answer 18

is it 0.2915?

Answer 19

yes

though 0.29 would be an ok figure

Answer 20

2 decimal places would be sufficient

Answer 21

okkaaayy!! THANK YOUUU!!!

Answer 22

yw