1.   Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence in which a1 = -3 and r = -4.
    A. –3, -12, -48, -192 B. 3, 12, 48, 192
    C. 3, -12, 48, -192 D. -3, 12, -48, 192
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  2.   What is the fifth term of a geometric sequence if a1 = 7 and r = 0.2?
    A. 5.6 B. 0.28
    C. 0.0112 D. 1.4
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  3.   Find three geometric means between 3 and 48. Then select the graph that uses the x-axis for the number of the term and the y-axis for the term itself.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Find the eighth term of a geometric sequence for which a3 = 98 and r = 7.
    A. 1,647,086 B. 11,529,602
    C. 5,764,801 D. 823,543
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  5.   Which of the following is not a geometric sequence?
    A. 3, 6, 12, 24, … B. 6, 4 , 3, 1 , …
    C. 4, 2, 1, , … D. 1, 4, 16, 64
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