Question

What is the common ratio of the geometric sequance below?

18,-6,2,-2/3
A.-1/3
B.3
C.-3
D.1/3

Answer 1

The geometric sequence common ratio can be found by r = tn+1/tn

Let tn =- 6

Let t_n+1 = 2

r = 2/-6 = - 1/3