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Suppose all the terms of a geometric sequence are

positive, and the common ratio r is between 0 and
1.
Is the sequence increasing of decreasing? Explain.

User Michael Wang
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Answer:

Explanation:

this is called "monotonically decreasing" as the exponent on the ratio goes up , and the ratio is less than 1 but more than zero, the number gets smaller and smaller.... it approaches zero is what happens.

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Answer: the sequence is increasing. The reason it is increasing because its atleaset increasing by one number.

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