GEOMETRIC MEANS

Objectives:
 Define geometric mean. • Determine the geometric mean given the extremes.
ENGAGE
ACTIVITY 1: GEOMETRIC OR NOT!
For each sequence, determine whether it appears to be geometric. If it does, find the common ratio.
□ Geometric
1. 10, 30, 90, 270, … Common ratio: r = ______

□ Not geometric
□ Geometric
2. 4, 6, 8, 10, … Common ratio: r = ______

□ Not geometric
□ Geometric
3. 250, -50, 10, -2, … Common ratio: r = ______

□ Not geometric
EXPLORE
ACTIVITY 2: WHAT’S THE NEXT TERM?
Find the specified term of the following geometric sequence.
__________ 1. 2, 6, 18, … 6th term _________ 3. 2, ____, 18
_________ 2. 3, 6, 12, ... 7th term _________ 4. -2, ____, ____, ____, -162
Questions:
a. Were you able to answer items 3 and 4? b. How did you come up with your answers?
EXPLAIN
The first and last terms of a geometric sequence are called the extremes, and the terms between are called means. In the
geometric sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, the number 2, 4, 8, are the geometric means between 1 and 16. The formula to solve for a
geometric mean between two terms is ± √ ab which is also called the mean proportionality of a and b.
Illustrative Examples:
1. Insert one geometric mean between 2 and 18.
2. Insert one geometric mean between 3 and 45.
3. Insert 3 geometric means between -2 and – 162.
ELABORATE
ACTIVITY 3: MEET ME HALFWAY
A. Find the geometric mean of the given extremes.
Given Geometric Mean
1. 9 and 16
2. 4 and 25
3. -4 and -9
4. -10 and -10
5. 3 and 8
B. Insert the specified number of geometric means.
1. Two geometric means: 3 and 81 4. Three geometric mean: 4 and 324
2. Two geometric means: 128 and 16 5. 5. Five geometric mean: 2 and 128
3. One negative mean: 2 and 50
EVALUATE
ACTIVITY 4: IN BETWEEN
Find the missing terms of each geometric sequence.
1. 3, ____, 27 5. ____, _____, _____, 8, 16
2. 2, ____, ____, 54 6. 81, ____, ____, ____, _____, 1/3 , ____
3. ____, 24, ____, ____, 3, ____ 7. ____, _____, 9, _____, 1
4. x, ____, x2 8. _____, _____, x4, 2x7, _____, ______

Prepared by:
RYAN C. ENRIQUEZ
Subject Teacher