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300, 100, 100/3, 100/9... Is the sequence Geometric or Arithmetic? What is the Common Ratio or Difference? *

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Given the expression;

300, 100, 100/3, 100/9...

This sequence is geometric sequence because they have a common ratio not common difference.

Given the set of Geometric sequence, T1, T2, T3, T4... the common ratio is calculated as thus;

r = T2/T1 = T3/T2 = T4/T3

From the given sequence;

300, 100, 100/3, 100/9...

r = 100/300 = (100/3)/100 = (100/9)/(100/3)

r = 1/3

Hence the common ratio is 1/3 and the sequence is a Geometric sequence

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