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 ...

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THERE is discontent as to the condition of geometry teaching in schools, and in the search for remedies the question has been reopened whether there should bean “agreed” sequence. It appears from the ...