The first three terms of a geometric sequence are as follows.
32
,
16
,
8
Find the next two terms of this sequence.
To find the next terms of a geometric sequence, we need to determine the common ratio (r) of the sequence. The common ratio is found by dividing any term of the sequence by its previous term.
In this case, we can find the common ratio by dividing the second term (16) by the first term (32):
r = 16/32 = 0.5
Now that we know the common ratio is 0.5, we can continue the sequence by multiplying each term by the common ratio to get the next terms.
To find the fourth term:
Fourth term = Second term * Common ratio
= 16 * 0.5 = 8
To find the fifth term:
Fifth term = Fourth term * Common ratio
= 8 * 0.5 = 4
Therefore, the next two terms of the given geometric sequence are 8 and 4.
The first three terms of a geometric sequence are as follows.
32,16 ,8
Find the next two terms of this sequence.
Each term is half of the preceding term.
32,16,8
4,8,16
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The first three terms of a geometric sequence are as follows.
4
,
8
,
16