anonymouscouchpotato anonymouscouchpotato
  • 22-05-2021
  • Mathematics
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The 7th term of a geometric progression is 48 the 8th term is -16 find the common ratio

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vanessaharo71
vanessaharo71 vanessaharo71
  • 22-05-2021

Answer:

48 = 768* (r)^2

thus, r = 0.25

solving for a(7)

a(7) = 768 * (0.25)^(5)

a(7) = 0.75

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 22-05-2021

Answer:

r = - [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The common ratio r is calculated as

r = [tex]\frac{a_{8} }{a_{7} }[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-16}{48}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

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