Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences - Exercise Set 5.7 - Page 330: 110

Answer

(i) The sequence is geometric. (ii) The next two terms are: $6$ and$-6$.

Work Step by Step

A sequence is: (a) arithmetic if there is a common difference among the terms. (b) geometric if there is a common ratio among the terms. Notice that in the given sequence: $-6 \div 6 = -1 \\6 \div -6 = -1$ This means that the sequence has a common ratio of $-1$. Thus, the sequence is $\underline{\text{geometric}}$. The next two terms can be found by multiplying $-1$ to the previous term. Therefore, the next two terms are: $-6 \times (-1) = 6 \\6 \times (-1) = -6$
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