A geometric sequence is a sequence of numbers where each number is obtained by multiplying the previous number by a constant value. Geometric sequences are non-linear. That is, when they’re graphed ...

A geometric sequence goes from one term to the next by always multiplying or dividing by the same value. The number multiplied (or divided) at each stage of a geometric sequence is called the common ...

You will need to be confident with arithmetic sequences and the 𝑛th term rule to understand these other types of sequences. A geometric sequence contains numbers that are multiplied by a certain ...

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