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GEOMETRIC
SEQUENCE
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 10TH
GRADE
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Copy only the IMPORTANT NOTES (especially Examples) on this PowerPoint during your Asynchronous. Thank you.
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 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
identifies the patterns generated by geometric sequence and find
the next few terms.
finds the missing term, common ratio, and number of terms of a
given geometric sequence.
tells whether a given sequence is geometric, arithmetic or neither
geometric nor arithmetic.
differentiates a finite geometric sequence from an infinite
geometric sequence.
Perform the
indicated
operation
5(-2)
-10
(-5)(-9
)
45
48
 GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
- is a progression in which each term is
obtained by multiplying the preceding term by
a fixed constant.
- is a sequence in which the ratio between a
term and its preceding term is the same.
The fixed number is called the COMMON
RATIO (r).
3, 6, 12, 24, 48, …
EXAMPLE:
Tell whether the following sequences are geometric or not.
1) 2,-6,18,-54,...

2) 4, 20, 80, 400, ...

Not a geometric
EXAMPLE:
Tell whether the following sequences are geometric or not.
3) 1,6,36,216,...
 EXAMPLE. YOUR
TURN! or not.
Determine whether the following sequences are geometric
Give its common ratio if its geometric.
1) 2, -4, 8, -16,
32, … 1) 12, 36, 108, 324, …

2) 5, 20, 80, 320,

… 2) 1, 4, 9, 16, …
Not
3) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15,
… Not
REMEMBER
 EXAMPLE:
Determine which of the following is a geometric sequence or an
arithmetic sequence, then find the common difference or
common ratio. YOUR TURN!
1) 2, 5, 8, ….
1) 40, 20, 10, 5, …
Arithmetic
2) 24, –24 , 24, –24 , …

2) 2, 6, 18, …. 3) 11, 11, 11, 11, …

Geometric
4) 32, 56, 98, …

3) 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9…. 5) 82, 64, 46, …

Not an arithmetic nor a
geometric
 Erin wants to invest in stock market. Company A offers that a
550php increase every start of the next year if Erin invest 5000php.
Company B offers a 10% increase every start of the next year if Erin
also invest 5000php. If Erin wants to get her money back after 5 years.
Which investment is more profitable? And why?
Company A. Company B.
E
X Year 1 –> 5000 Year 1 –> 5000
A Year 2 –> 5000+550=5550 Year 2 –> 5000+5000(.10)=5500
M
P Year 3 –> 5550+550=6100 Year 3 –> 5500+5500(.10)=6050
L Year 4 –> 6100+550=6650 Year 4 –> 6050+6050(.10)=6655
E
: Year 5 –> 6650+550=7200 Year 5 –> 6655+6655(.10)=7320.5

Company B is more profitable

ASYNCHRONOUS
TIME:
Note Taking
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE FORMULA

  = nth term of the sequence

= first term

= number of terms

= common ratio
EXAMPLE:
The number of bacteria in a certain culture doubles every hour.
If there were 30 bacteria present in the culture originally, how
many bacteria will be present at the end of 2nd hour, 4th hour and
nth hour?

Given: If n = 3 If n = 5
a1 = 30 nth term an = a1rn-1 an = a1rn-1
r = 2 an = a1rn-1 a3 = 30(2)3-1 a5 = 30(2)5-1
n = 3, 5, an = 30(2)n-1 a3 = 30(2)2 a5 = 30(2)4
n a3 = 30(4) a5 = 30(16)
an = ? a3 = 120 a5 = 480

After 2 hours = 120 , after 4 hours =

480.
After n hours an = 30(2)n-1
 Find the common ratio of a geometric sequence whose
first term is 7 and whose sixth term is 224.

E Given:
X
A a1 = 7
a6 = 224
M
n = 6
P r = ?
L
E Therefore,
: the common
ratio is 2.
 In the geometric sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, … which
term is 1458?

Given: an = a1rn-1
E
X a1 = 2 1458 =
A 2(3)n-1
M r = 3
P 729 = 3n-1 Therefore, 1458
L an = 1458 is the 7th term
E 36 = 3n-1 of sequence.
: n = ?
6 = n – 1

7 = n
 6 18
2, __,

Geometric means are

numbers between any two
given terms of a geometric
sequence.
 Find the geometric mean between 4 and 36.

E ±12 36
4, ____,
X
A Given:
M
P a1 = 4
L a3 = 36 Therefore, the
E a2 = ? geometric mean
: is ±12.
 Insert two geometric means between 3
and 375.

E 3, 15
___, 75
___,
X 375
A Given: 3, 15, 75, 375
M
P a1 = 3
L n = 4
E a4 = 375
: r = ?
 3 + 6 + 12 + 24 + 48
…

A geometric series is the

sum of the terms of a
geometric sequence.
Formula for Geometric Series

= first term

= number of terms

= common ratio
EXAMPLE:
Find the sum of the first seven terms of the
geometric sequence -5, 10, -20, 40, …

Given:

a1 = -5
r = -2
n = 7
S7 = ?

Therefore,
the sum is
-215
 Erin and her employer agreed that she will be paid based
on the following scheme: 1 peso on the first day, 2 pesos on
the second day, 4 pesos on the third day, 8 pesos on the
fourth day, and so on. How long would it take Erin to earn a
E
total of 127 pesos?
X
1, 2, 4, Therefore, Erin will take
A
7 days to have total
M 8, … earnings of 127 pesos.
P Given:
L
E
a1 = 1
: r = 2
Sn = 127
n = ?
 If there are infinite terms in a geometric
sequence, then its sum is called Infinite
Geometric Series.
INFINITE GEOMETRIC SERIES FORMULA

The common ratio should be |r|< 1 only in

order to get the sum.
 CONVERGENT VS DIVERGENT
SERIES
The series is The series is
Convergent if |r|<1 Divergent if |r|≥1

There is a unique If the series is divergent,

sum. then its sum is infinite (∞)
EXAMPLE:

Therefore, the
sum is 2.
 A pendulum swings through an arc of 30 cm. On
each successive swing, the length of the arc is 85%
of the previous length. When it stops, what total
distance will the pendulum have swung?
E
X
A Given:
M
P
L a1 = 30 Therefore, the
E
: r = .85 total distance
covered by the
pendulum is
200cm.
 KEY TAKEAWAYS
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
FORMULA

COMMON RATIO FORMULA

GEOMETRIC SERIES
FORMULA (FINITE)

GEOMETRIC SERIES
FORMULA (FINITE)
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