Unit 1, Lesson 2
Introducing Geometric Sequences
Algebra 2
Practice
Problem 1
Here are the first two terms of a geometric sequence: 2, 4. What are the next three terms?
Problem 2
What is the growth factor of each geometric sequence?
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1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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256, 128, 64
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18, 54, 162
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0.8, 0.08, 0.008
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0.008, 0.08, 0.8
Problem 3
A person puts $1,000 into a 7-month Certificate of Deposit (CD) at their bank. At the end of 7 months, they get their money back with interest, which is 0.43% per month.
Complete this table showing the balance of the CD each month.
| month | total bill in dollars |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,004.30 |
| 2 | 1,008.62 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 |