3, 6, 9, 12, 15, …
Find the ratio between consecutive terms.
The ratios are different. With no common ratio, the sequence is not geometric.
Use the properties of exponents to simplify the ratios of successive terms.
The common ratio is
What are the indicated terms of the geometric sequence?
the 10th term of the geometric sequence 4, 12, 36, …
The first term
The 10th term is 78,732.
the second and third terms of the geometric sequence
What do you need to find the second term given the first term?
You need the common ratio.
The first term
The common ratio is
The second and third terms are