1.   What is the next term in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ...?
    A. 243 B. 27
    C. 82 D. 108
    Hint

  2.   Find the next two terms of the geometric sequence 50, 40, 32, …
    A. 28.5, 25.52 B. 25.6, 20.48
    C. 26, 22 D. 24, 16
    Hint

  3.   A formula in which the nth term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the previous term, as in is called what?
    A. exponential B. geometric
    C. dependent D. recursive
    Hint

  4.   Suppose that the sixth term of a geometric sequence is 1215, and the first term is 5. What is the second term?
    A. 12.5 B. 9
    C. 15 D. 8
    Hint

  5.   Suppose that the geometric mean of two numbers is 48, and the first number is 12. What is the second number?
    A. 24 B. 192
    C. 96 D. 84
    Hint



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