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Is 120,110,105… a geometric sequence

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Answer: No

Explanation:

Look at the 3 numbers in the sequence,

Geometric sequence means the ratio between two consecutive numbers in the sequence is a constant (eg. 10, 5, 2.5 is a geometric sequence as the ratio is a constant at 1/2)

However, for the sequence listed above

Looking at 1st and 2nd term,

Ratio = 110/120 = 11/12

Looking at 2nd and 3rd term,

Ratio = 105/110 = 21/22 which is not the same as 11/12.

Hence, since the ratio is not the same, this sequence is not a geometric sequence.

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