The next 3 terms of the geometric sequence are [tex]\frac{1}{4} , -\frac{1}{8}, \frac{1}{16}[/tex].
What is a Geometric Sequence?
'A geometric sequence is a special type of sequence where the ratio of every two successive terms is a constant. This ratio is known as a common ratio of the geometric sequence.'
According to the given problem,
The terms are, -2 , 1 , - [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ....
Now, geometric sequence means that there is a common ratio between the numbers in the sequence.
Common ratio can also be denoted as r.
so, from -2, the next term is -2 × r and the one after this is -2 × r × r and so on.
If we compare, -2 × - [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = 1
1 × -[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = -[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
-[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] × -[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] × -[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = -[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
-[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] × -[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]
Hence, we can conclude that the next three terms are, [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] , -[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] , [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex].
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