FIBONACCI SEQUENCE

is an infinite sequence where the first 2

terms are 1 and each term of the sequence
is the sum of the 2 preceding terms.

Example : { 1 , 1, 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 …}
 GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
(Geometric Progression)

Geometric sequence is a sequence in

which each successive term is obtained
from the preceding term by multiplying
it by a common ratio.
Common ratio – a fixed number multiplied to
the preceding term of the geometric sequence.
Formula :
r=
where : r = common ratio
s = succeeding term
p = preceding term
General Term of the Geometric Sequence
an = a1 r n-1

where : a1 = 1 term
st

r = common ratio
n = number of terms
Finite Geometric Sequence – contains a definite
number of terms.
Example : 5 , 25 , 125 , 625

Infinite Geometric Sequence – does not contain a

definite number of terms
Example : 1 , 10 , 100 , 1000, …
 
FINDING THE TERMS IN THE GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE:
Examples : Find the next 3 terms of each geometric sequence :
1) 6 , 12 , 24 , 48 …
Solutions :
a) Solve for the common ratio
r= = =2
b) Next three terms :
48 (2) = 96
96 (2) = 192
192 (2) = 384
c) Answer is {6 , 12 , 24 , 48, 96 , 192 , 384}
Example #2.
Solve for a5 in the geometric sequence if a1 = 8 and r = 3
Solutions:
a) an = a1 r n-1
an = 8 ( 3) n-1
b) a5 = 8 (3 5-1)
= 8 ( 3 4)
= 8 (81)
a5 = 648