Question

Is the sequence 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4,.. A)arithmetic B) geometric C) both D)neither

Answer 1

The given sequence is a geometric sequence. The property of geometric sequence is that each term is multiplied by a specific number known as "common ratio" to get the next term. In this case the common ratio is 1/2.
2 x 1/2 = 1
1 x 1/2 = 1/2
1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
and so on..