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Identify the following series as geometric or arithmetic. Also identify the series as infinite or finite.

5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320

User Luiz Alves
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Answer:

geometric

finite

Explanation:

Correct on Odyssey.

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This sequence us geometric because you are multiplying by 2 each time to get the next term. Anytime you are multiplying by the same thing, it is a geometric sequence.

This sequence is infinite because it would never end if you continued with the pattern.
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