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

  2.   A formula in which the nth term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the previous term, as in is called what?
    A. recursive B. exponential
    C. dependent D. geometric
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  3.   What is the eighth term of the geometric sequence whose first three terms are 3, 6, and 12?
    A. 768 B. 256
    C. 384 D. 128
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  4.   Find the geometric mean in the sequence 4, , 196.
    A. 28 only B. 7 or –7
    C. 7 only D. 28 or –28
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  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. 96
    C. 192 D. 84
    Hint



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