Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Geometric Sequences - 12.3 Exercises - Page 867: 102

Answer

See explanations, $\frac{1}{r}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $a_n$ is a geometric sequence with common ration $r$, we have $\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}=r$ Step 2. Examine the sequence $b_n=\frac{1}{a_n}$, the ration $\frac{b_{n+1}}{b_n}=\frac{1/a_{n+1}}{1/a_n}=\frac{a_n}{a_{n+1}}=\frac{1}{r}$ Step 3. We proved that the sequence $b_n=\frac{1}{a_n}$ is also geometric with a common ratio of $r'=\frac{1}{r}$
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