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Vocabulary<br />

• geometric sequence – a sequence in which<br />

each term after the nonzero first term is found by<br />

multiplying the previous term by a constant<br />

called the common ratio, where r ≠ 0, 1.<br />

• common ratio – the number each term is<br />

multiplied by to find the next term.<br />

• geometric means – the missing term between 2<br />

given terms in a geometric sequence. To find<br />

the missing term, multiply the two terms that the<br />

missing number is between and take the square<br />

root.<br />

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