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Please help.
Which one would it be and why?

Please help. Which one would it be and why?-example-1
User Aethan
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Answer:

b

Explanation:

calculate the common ratio r for each sequence

(a)

r =
(a_(2) )/(a_(1) ) =
((5)/(2) )/((1)/(2) ) = 5 > 1

(b)

r =
(-500)/(1000) = -
(1)/(2) < 1

(c)

r =
(-3)/(1) = - 3 < 0

(d)

r =
(0.5)/(0.25) = 2 > 1

the only sequence with | r | < 1 is b

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