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GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

WHAT IS GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE?

• A geometric sequence is a sequence where

each term after the first is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term by a nonzero
constant called the common ratio.
EXAMPLE:
32, 16, 8, 4, 2, ... ,

Common ratio=
LET US ANSWER ACTIVITY NO.3 PAGE
27 OF YOUR MATH MODULE.
PERFORM ACTIVITY NO. 7 (HOW WELL DO
YOU KNOW ME) PAGE 37 OF YOUR MODULE.
FINDING THE NTH TERM OF A
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
• Given the first term and the common ratio r of a
geometric sequence, the nth term of a geometric
sequence is:
EXAMPLE:
What is the 10th term of the geometric sequence
8, 4, 2, 1, ...?

Solution:

n= 10
r=
EXAMPLE 2:
What is the 8 th term of the geometric sequence 8,
2, , , ...?

Solution:

n= 8
r=
EXAMPLE 3:
Find the first term of a geometric sequence whose
fourth term is -40 and whose common ratio is -2.

Solution:
substitute and n=4.

-40
PERFORM ACTIVITY NO. 5 (MISSING
YOU) PAGE 29 OF YOUR MODULE.
HEY! WHAT’S COMMON IN
US?
4, 8, 16, 32,
…

2
80, 40, 20,
10, …
1
2
100, -50, 25, 12.5,
…

1
−
2
6, 18, 54,
162,…

3
5, 30, 180,
1080,…

6
2, 1,

2
FIND ME!
GEOMETRIC MEANS

• Geometric means are the terms inserted in

between any given two terms of a geometric
sequence.

Example:
in the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, the terms 4,
8, 16 are the geometric means between 2 and 32.
Insert two geometric means between 6 and 750.

Solution:
there are four terms in the given sequence:
6, ____, _____, 750
First, find r using the formula:

To complete the sequence, multiply 6 by 5, and

6,5.30, 150, 750
then multiply the result by
Find the geometric mean between 7 and 63.

Solution:
there are three terms in the given sequence:
7, ____, 63
First, find r using the formula:

7, 21, 63 or 7, -21,
63

To complete the sequence, multiply 7 by 3 or -3.

Find the three geometric means between 5 and
3125.

Solution:
there are five terms in the given sequence:
5, ____, ____, ____, 3125
First, find r using the formula:

5, 25, 125, 625, 3125

or
5, -25,125, -625, 3125

To complete the sequence, multiply 5 by 5 or -5, and

PERFORM ACTIVITY NO. 1O PAGE 41 OF
YOUR MODULE.
SUM OF THE FIRST TERMS OF A
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
The sum of a finite sequence is calculated by
the formula

where is the first term, r is the common

ratio, and n is the number of n terms.
EXAMPLE:
Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the geometric
sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, …
Given:

r=2
n=5
EXAMPLE:
Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the geometric
sequence 3, -9, 27, -81, 243,…
Given:

r = -3
n = 12
SUM TO INFINITY

The sum of an infinite sequence is calculated

by the formula

where is the first term and r is the common

ratio.
EXAMPLE:
What is the sum to infinity of

Solution:
REMEMBER:

• The sum to the infinity exist if and only if the

PERFORM ACTIVITY 11 PAGE 42 OF
YOUR MODULE.
SUMMARY