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Recognising geometric sequences

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Recognising geometric sequences”, from the unit “Non-linear relationships” (Year 9 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. __________ sequence is a sequence with a constant multiplicative relationship between successive terms.
  2. In the geometric sequence 1.2, 4.8, 19.2, 76.8, ..., the common __________ between the terms is 4.
  3. Find the next two terms in this geometric sequence: 3, 30, 300, ...
  4. Which of these are terms in the geometric sequence generated by the rule: "Start on 224 and use a common ratio of 1\over4"?
  5. Some of these sequences are geometric, some are arithmetic. Select all the geometric sequences.
  6. Which statement is true of the sequence 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ... ?
  7. The constant multiplier between successive terms in a geometric sequence is called the common ___.
  8. The common ratio of the geometric sequence 7, 28, 112, 448, 1792, ... is ___.
  9. 312, 2184, 15 288, 107 016, 749 112, ... is a geometric sequence. Which of these divisions will give you the common ratio?
  10. Match each geometric sequence to its common ratio.
  11. The first term of this geometric sequence is ___.
  12. What could the third term of this geometric sequence be?

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