Question

In your own words, tell how geometric sequences are related to exponential functions. Share your answer with the rest of the group.

Answer 1

Geometric sequences are the long way to show an exponential function. The initial amount in both exponential functions and geometric sequences do the same thing, which is state the initial value and the value by which it is multiplied. What is called the common ratio in a geometric sequence is basically the second part of what the initial amount does in an exponential function. The nth term in a geometric sequence is the same as the power in an exponential function, that is to say that it shows how many times the sequence is repeated.

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Answer 2

Exponential functions are defined for all real numbers, and geometric sequences are defined only for positive integers. Another difference is that the base of a geometric sequence (the common ratio) can be negative, but the base of an exponential function must be positive.