Geometric Sequence

- a sequence where each

term after the first is found
by multiplying the previous
one by a fixed, non-zero
number called
the common ratio.
*To determine the
common ratio, just
divide each term
from the term
preceding it in the
sequence.
Determine whether each
sequence is arithmetic,
geometric or neither. If it is
arithmetic, give the common
difference and if it is
geometric, give the common
ratio and its next 3 terms.
a.8, 40, 200,…

b. 2, 4,16, …

c.−6,−3, 0,3, …
d. …
1,−1, 1,−1,

e.72, 48,32, …

f.100,−50, 25, …

g. 1
4,−1, , …
4

h.−7, 21,−63, …

i. 4, 1, 2, …
j. 10, 20, 30, 40, …
k.4, 20,100, …
l. −10,−8,−6,−4, …

m. 5,−10, 20, 40, …

n. 2,−10, 50, …

o. 36,12, 4, …

p. −32,−28,−24, …

q. 1 1 1
1,− , ,− , …
2 4 8

r. 2,3, 5, 8, …
The nth term of a
geometric sequence is
given by:
an =a1 r n−1

Where;
an
is the nth term
a1
is the first term
r
is the common ratio
n
is the number of terms

1. Find the 5 th

term of: −6,−24,−96,…

2.Find the 7 th

term of −1, 5,−25, …

3.Find the 10 th

term of72, 48,32, …

4. The first term of a
geometric series is 1
and the common
ratio is 9. What is the
8th term of the
sequence?
5. The first term of a
geometric series is 2
and the common
ratio is 4. What is the
14th term of the
sequence?
6. Find the eighth
term of a
geometric
sequence for
 which a3 = 81 and
r = 3.
7. If the second term
of a geometric
sequence is 3 and
the third term is 1,
 find the first and
fourth terms of the
sequence.
8. Determine first 6
terms of a
geometric sequence
 if a3 = 8 and a7 =
128.

9. The 1st term of a

geometric sequence
is 3 and the eighth
 term is 384. Find the
common ratio of the
first 8 terms.
10. Find the number of
terms in the
 geometric sequence
6, 12, 24, ..., 1536

11. Find the number of

terms in the
 geometric sequence
1 1
2,−1, , … ,
2 128

12.The 5 term of a th

GS is -48 and the

7 term is -12.
th

Find the common

ratio and the first
term.
Give the general
rule/ term of the
following geometric
sequence.
1.1,2, 4, 8, 16, …
2. 16,−8, 4,−2,1, …

3. −18,−72,−288,−1152

4. 1
2,−1, , … ,
2
1
128

5. 6, 12, 24, ..., 1536

6. 72, 48,32, …
Give the first five terms
each sequence given
by the following
general rule/term.
1.−3 ¿ n−1
1
an= ¿
2

2.
1 n−1
¿
3
an =5 ¿
3. −2 ¿n−1
an =−3 ¿

4. 4 ¿n−1
an =2¿

5.
−2 n−1
¿
3
−1
an = ¿
3

1 n−1
¿
6. 4
an =−400 ¿