nodiamiller
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  • 25-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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Find the common ratio, r, in the following geometric sequence. 27, 9, 3, 1,…


3


-3


1/3


-9

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April135 April135
  • 25-09-2017
to find the common ratio 
divide by the previous numb/number beside it:
 [tex]\frac{9}{27}=\frac{1}{3},\:\quad \frac{3}{9}=\frac{1}{3},\:\quad \frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{3}[/tex]


so [tex]r=\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

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djmora075
djmora075 djmora075
  • 25-09-2017
The common ratio is 1/3
27/3 = 9
9/3 =3
3/3=1
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