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Find the common ratio for this sequence

Find the common ratio for this sequence-example-1
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To find out the common ratio simply take any term and divide it by the smaller one, in the sequence.

So 72/12 = 6, and so is 12/2 and 2 divided by 1/3.

This is the common ratio for this geometric sequence.






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