What is the general rule of the following geometric sequence -4; -1; -1/4

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What is the general rule of the following geometric sequence

-4; -1; -1/4

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Answer:

Each of these numbers is divided by four to get the next number in the sequence, so the rule of this would be divide by 4.

Explanation:

-4/4 is -1, -1/4 is -1/4 (negative one-fourth), and so on.

Niklasfi answered Jun 13, 2022

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