Find the common ratio in this geometric sequence 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, ...

Maribel Vang

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2022-10-17

Find the common ratio in this geometric sequence 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, ...

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Phillip Fletcher

Phillip Fletcher

Beginner2022-10-18Added 21 answers

A n = A 1 r n - 1
A 1 = 4
A 2 = A 1 r 2 - 1 = A 1 r = 16
4 r = 16
r = 4

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