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Can anyone help with this problem?

 

When the same constant is added to the numbers  60, 120,  and 150  a three-term geometric sequence arises. What is the common ratio of the resulting sequence?

 Nov 30, 2022
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Okay so first some definitions

Geometric sequence and common ratio. A geometric sequence a sequence where the next number is the previous number multiplied by the same number as in the whole seequence a.k.a a common ratio.

equation:

 150+c120+c=120+c60+c=x

okay so we want to find  what x is.

solve: find common denominators

9000+210c+c2=14400+240c+c2

30c=5400 , soc=180

Now we get x = 1/2 so yeah

TO CHECK: 

plug x back in to the equations to that it is correct! I hope you got it so the common ratio is 1/2 

 Nov 30, 2022

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