use the geometric sequence of numbers 1,3,9,27... to find the following: What is r, the ratio between two consecutive terms??
Thank you
2007-07-02 06:26:04 · 4 answers · asked by quepid622 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
3 / 1 = 3
9 / 3 = 3
27 / 9 = 3
so... r = 3
2007-07-02 06:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by Mathematica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 3. 1*3=3, then 3*3 = 9 and 9*3 = 27. The next number in the sequence is then 81 followed by 243.
2007-07-02 13:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not exactly sure how to answer your question, but if it's any help, those numbers and all preceding results can be recieved through the function:
f(x) = 3^x
2007-07-02 13:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by coreyog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a ---ar---ar²---ar³
1----3----9-----27
r = 3
2007-07-06 04:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋