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Answer:

  • common ratio: x^2
  • value of x: ±1/2

Explanation:

(a) The ratio of adjacent terms is ...

x^4/x^2 = x^2

The common ratio is x^2.

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(b) For a geometric sequence with ratio r and first term "a", the sum to infinity is ...

S = a/(1 -r)

Here, we have ...

1/3 = x^2/(1 -x^2) . . . . fill in given values for a, r, S

1 -x^2 = 3x^2 . . . . . cross multiply

1/4 = x^2

x = √(1/4)

x = ±1/2

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