Geometric Sequences – Examples and Practice Problems
Geometric sequences have the main characteristic of having a common ratio, which is multiplied by the last term to find the next term. Any term in a geometric sequence can be found using a formula.
Here, we will look at a summary of geometric sequences and we will explore its formula. In addition, we will see several examples with answers and exercises to solve to practice these concepts.
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Geometric sequences are sequences in which the next number in the sequence is found by multiplying the previous term by a number called the common ratio . The common ratio is denoted by the letter r .
Depending on the common ratio, the geometric sequence can be increasing or decreasing. If the common ratio is greater than 1, the sequence is increasing and if the common ratio is between 0 and 1, the sequence is decreasing:
We can find any number in the geometric sequence using the geometric sequence formula:
We can find the common ratio by dividing any term by the previous term:
$latex r=\frac{a_{n}}{a_{n-1}}$
Find the next term in the geometric sequence: 4, 8, 16, 32, ? .
First, we have to find the common ratio of the geometric progression. To do this, we divide a term by the previous term:
- $latex \frac{32}{16}=2$
- $latex \frac{16}{8}=2$
- $latex \frac{8}{4}=2$
Therefore, the common ratio is 2. To find the next term, we multiply the last term by the common ratio: $latex 32\times 2=64$.
What is the next term in the geometric sequence? 3, 15, 75, 375, ? .
We start by finding the common ratio for the geometric progression. Then, we divide each term by its previous term:
- $latex \frac{375}{75}=5$
- $latex \frac{75}{15}=5$
- $latex \frac{15}{3}=5$
We see that the common ratio is 5. We find the next term by multiplying the last term by the common ratio : $latex 375 \times 5=1875$.
Determine the next term in the geometric sequence: 48, 24, 12, 6, ? .
Again, we start by finding the common ratio in the progression:
- $latex \frac{6}{12}=0.5$
- $latex \frac{12}{24}=0.5$
- $latex \frac{24}{48}=0.5$
In this case, we see that the common ratio is between 0 and 1, so the progression is slowing down. The next term in the geometric progression is $latex 6\times 0.5=3$.
What is the value of the 6th term of a geometric sequence where the first term is 3 and the common ratio is 2?
We have the following values:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=3$
- Common ratio: $latex r=2$
- Position of term: $latex n=6$
Then, we can use the formula for geometric sequences with the given values:
$latex a_{n}=a_{1}(r^{n-1})$
$latex a_{6}=3(2^{6-1})$
$latex a_{6}=3(2^{5})$
$latex a_{6}=5(32)$
$latex a_{6}=160$
Find the 12th term in the geometric sequence: 5, 15, 45, 135, …
In this case, we have to use the formula of geometric progressions $latex a_{n}=a_{1}({{r}^{n-1}})$. Therefore, we have to identify the first term, the common reason and the position of the term:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=5$
- Common ratio: $latex r=3$
- Position of term: $latex n=12$
Now, we substitute this data into the formula:
$latex a_{n}=a_{1}({{r}^{n-1}})$
$latex a_{12}=5({{3}^{12-1}})$
$latex a_{12}=5({{3}^{11}})$
$latex a_{12}=5(177147)$
$latex a_{12}=885 735$
We see that we have a very large number. Geometric progressions tend to grow rapidly depending on the common proportion.
Find the 8th term in the geometric sequence 8, 32, 128, 512, …
Again, we start by identifying the first term, the common ratio, and the position of the term to be used with the formula:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=8$
- Common ratio: $latex r=4$
- Position of term: $latex n=8$
Now, we use the formula with these values:
$latex a_{8}=8({{4}^{8-1}})$
$latex a_{8}=8({{4}^{7}})$
$latex a_{8}=8(16384)$
$latex a_{8}=131072$
Find the 10th term in the geometric sequence: 168, 84, 42, 21, …
In this case, we have a decreasing geometric progression, so we expect the common ratio to be between 0 and 1:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=168$
- Common ratio: $latex r=0.5$
- Position of term: $latex n=10$
We use the formula to find the term 10:
$latex a_{10}=168({{0.5}^{10-1}})$
$latex a_{10}=168({{0.5}^{9}})$
$latex a_{10}=168(0.001953)$
$latex a_{10}=0.328$
Find the 7th term in the geometric sequence: 540, 180, 60, 20, …
Similar to the previous example, here we have a decreasing geometric progression, so the common ratio must be between 0 and 1:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=540$
- Common ratio: $latex r=\frac{1}{3}$
- Possiion of term: $latex n=7$
We use these values to substitute in the formula:
$latex a_{7}=540({{\left( \frac{1}{3}\right)}^{7-1}})$
$latex a_{7}=540({{\left( \frac{1}{3}\right)}^{6}})$
$latex a_{7}=540(0.0013717)$
$latex a_{7}=0.7407$
If the 4th term of a geometric sequence is 16 and the 7th term is 128, what is the 11th term?
In this case, we know neither the value of the first term nor the common ratio. However, we can start by forming the following equations:
$latex a_{4}=a_{1}(r^{4-1})$
$latex 16=a_{1}(r^{3})~~~[1]$
$latex a_{7}=a_{1}(r^{7-1})$
$latex 128=a_{1}(r^{6})~~~[2]$
If we divide equation 2 by equation 1, we have:
$$\frac{128}{16}=\frac{a_{1}(r^{6})}{a_{1}(r^{3})$$
$latex 8=r^{3}$
$latex r=2$
If we consider the 7th term as the 1st term, the 11th term is now the 5th term:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=128$
- Position of term: $latex n=5$
Using these values in the formula, we have:
$latex a_{5}=128(2^{5-1})$
$latex a_{5}=128(2^4)$
$latex a_{5}=128(16)$
$latex a_{5}=2048$
Then, the 11th term of the given sequence is 2048.
A geometric sequence has a 3rd term equal to 256 and an 8th term equal to -8. What is the value of the 14th term?
Similar to the previous example, we can find the common ratio by forming the following equations:
$latex a_{3}=a_{1}(r^{3-1})$
$latex 256=a_{1}(r^{2})~~~[1]$
$latex a_{8}=a_{1}(r^{8-1})$
$latex -8=a_{1}(r^{7})~~~[2]$
Now we divide them to obtain:
$$\frac{-8}{256}=\frac{a_{1}(r^{7})}{a_{1}(r^{2})$$
$$-\frac{1}{32}=r^{5}$$
$$r=-\frac{1}{2}$$
Considering the 8th term as the first term, the 14th term corresponds to the 7th term. Then:
- First term: $latex a_{1}=-8$
- Common ratio: $latex r=-\frac{1}{2}$
- Position of term: $latex n=7$
Using the formula, we have:
$$a_{7}=-8(-\frac{1}{2}^{7-1})$$
$$a_{7}=-8(-\frac{1}{2}^6)$$
$$a_{7}=-8(\frac{1}{64})$$
$$a_{7}=-\frac{1}{8}$$
Then, the 14th term of the given sequence is $latex -\frac{1}{8}$.
In a geometric sequence, the 4th term is 135 and 7th term is 3645. What is the value of the 15th term?
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Geometric Series Exercises
Geometric series practice problems with answers.
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Problem 1: Find the sum of the first nine (9) terms of the geometric series if [latex]{a_1} = 1[/latex] and [latex]r=2[/latex].
[latex]511[/latex]
Problem 2: Find the sum of the first ten (10) terms of the geometric series if [latex]{a_1} = 4[/latex] and [latex]r = {\large- {1 \over 2}}[/latex].
[latex]\Large{{341} \over {128}}[/latex]
Problem 3: Find the sum of the first eight (8) terms of the geometric sequence.
[latex] – 1,2, – 4,…[/latex]
[latex]85[/latex]
Problem 4: Find the sum of the first six (6) terms of the geometric sequence.
[latex]18,6,2,…[/latex]
[latex]\Large{{728} \over {27}}[/latex]
Problem 5: Find the sum of the first seven (7) terms of the geometric series
[latex]2 + 8 + 32 + …[/latex]
[latex]10,922[/latex]
Problem 6: Find the sum of the first six (6) terms of the geometric series.
[latex] – 6 + 4 – {8 \over 3} + …[/latex]
[latex] – {{266} \over {81}}[/latex]
Problem 7: Find the sum of the geometric series below.
[latex]1 + 4 + 16 + … + 1024[/latex]
[latex]1,365[/latex]
Problem 8: Find the sum of the geometric series below.
[latex] – 3 + 6 – 12 + … – 768[/latex]
[latex]-513[/latex]
Problem 9: Evaluate the given geometric series.
[latex]{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^6 {2\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)} ^{n – 1}}[/latex]
[latex]\Large{{63} \over {16}}[/latex]
Problem 10: Evaluate the given geometric series.
[latex]{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^7 {64\left( { – {1 \over 4}} \right)} ^{n – 1}}[/latex]
[latex]\Large{{3,277} \over {64}}[/latex]
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Geometric sequence word problems
This lesson will show you how to solve a variety of geometric sequence word problems.
Example #1:
The stock's price of a company is not doing well lately. Suppose the stock's price is 92% of its previous price each day. What is the stock's price after 10 days if the stock was worth $2500 right before it started to go down?
To solve this problem, we need the geometric sequence formula shown below.
a n = a 1 × r (n - 1)
a 1 = original value of the stock = 2500
a 2 = value of the stock after 1 day
a 11 = value of the stock after 10 days
a 11 = 2500 × (0.92) (11 - 1)
a 11 = 2500 × (0.92) 10
a 11 = 2500 × 0.434
a 11 = $1085
The stock's price is about 1085 dollars.
Example #2:
The third term of a geometric sequence is 45 and the fifth term of the geometric sequence is 405. If all the terms of the sequence are positive numbers, find the 15th term of the geometric sequence.
Solution To solve this problem, we need the geometric sequence formula shown below.
a n = a 1 × r (n - 1)
Find the third term
a 3 = a 1 × r (3 - 1)
a 3 = a 1 × r 2
Since the third term is 45, 45 = a 1 × r 2 ( equation 1 )
Find the fifth term
a 5 = a 1 × r (5 - 1)
a 5 = a 1 × r 4
Since the fifth term is 405, 405 = a 1 × r 4 ( equation 2 )
Divide equation 2 by equation 1 .
(a 1 × r 4 ) / (a 1 × r 2 ) = 405 / 45
Cancel a 1 since it is both on top and at the bottom of the fraction.
r 4 / r 2 = 9
r = ±√9
r = ±3
Use r = 3, and equation 1 to find a 1
45 = a 1 × (3) 2
45 = a 1 × 9
a 1 = 45 / 9 = 5
Since all the terms of the sequence are positive numbers, we must use r = 3 if we want all the terms to be positive numbers.
Let us now find a 15
a 15 = 5 × (3) (15 - 1)
a 15 = 5 × (3) 14
a 15 = 5 × 4782969
a 15 = 23914845
Challenging geometric sequence word problems
Example #3:
Suppose that the magnification of a PDF file on a desktop computer is increased by 15% for each level of zoom. Suppose also that the original length of the word " January " is 1.2 cm. Find the length of the word " January " after 6 magnifications.
a 1 = original length of the word = 1.2 cm
a 2 = length of the word after 1 magnification
a 7 = length of the word after 6 magnifications
r = 1 + 0.15 = 1.15
a 7 = 1.2 × (1.15) (7 - 1)
a 7 = 1.2 × (1.15) 6
a 7 = 1.2 × 2.313
a 7 = 2.7756
After 6 magnifications, the length of the word "January" is 2.7756 cm.
Notice that we added 1 to 0.15. Why did we do that? Let us not use the formula directly so you can see the reason behind it. Study the following carefully !
Day 1 : a 1 = 1.2
Day 2 : a 2 = 1.2 + 1.2 (0.15) = 1.2 (1 + 0.15)
Day 3 : a 3 = 1.2(1 + 0.15) + [ 1.2(1 + 0.15) ]0.15 = 1.2(1 + 0.15) (1 + 0.15) = 1.2(1 + 0.15) 2
Day 7 : a 7 = 1.2(1 + 0.15) 6
Suppose that you want a reduced copy of a photograph. The actual length of the photograph is 10 inches. If each reduction is 64% of the original, how many reductions, will shrink the photograph to 1.07 inches.
a 1 = original length of the photograph = 10 inches
a 2 = length of the photograph after 1 reduction
n = number of reductions = ?
1.07 = 10 × (0.64) (n - 1)
Divide both sides by 10
1.07 / 10 = [10 × (0.64) (n - 1) ] / 10
0.107 = (0.64) (n - 1)
Notice that you have an exponential equation to solve. The biggest challenge then is knowing how to solve exponential equations !
Take the natural log of both sides of the equation.
ln(0.107) = ln[(0.64) (n - 1) ]
Use the power property of logarithms .
ln(0.107) = (n - 1)ln(0.64)
Divide both sides of the equation by ln(0.64)
ln(0.107) / ln(0.64) = (n - 1)ln(0.64) / ln(0.64)
n - 1 = ln(0.107) / ln(0.64)
Use a calculator to find ln(0.107) and ln(0.64)
n - 1 = -2.23492644452 \ -0.44628710262
n - 1 = 5.0078
n = 1 + 5.0078
Therefore, you will need 6 reductions.
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In these lessons, we look at geometry word problems, which involves geometric figures and angles described in words. You would need to be familiar with the formulas in geometry .
Making a sketch of the geometric figure is often helpful.
You can see how to solve geometry word problems in the following examples: Problems involving Perimeter Problems involving Area Problems involving Angles
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There is also an example of a geometry word problem that uses similar triangles.
Geometry Word Problems Involving Perimeter
Example 1: A triangle has a perimeter of 50. If 2 of its sides are equal and the third side is 5 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?
Solution: Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = length of the equal side. Sketch the figure.
Step 2: Write out the formula for perimeter of triangle . P = sum of the three sides
Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch. 50 = x + x + x + 5
Combine like terms 50 = 3x + 5
Isolate variable x 3x = 50 – 5 3x = 45 x =15
Be careful! The question requires the length of the third side. The length of third side = 15 + 5 =20
Answer: The length of third side is 20
Example 2: Writing an equation and finding the dimensions of a rectangle knowing the perimeter and some information about the about the length and width. The width of a rectangle is 3 feet less than its length. The perimeter of the rectangle is 110 feet. Find its dimensions.
Geometry Word Problems Involving Area
Example 1: A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is decreased by 1 inch, the area will be 60 square inches. What were the dimensions of the original rectangle?
Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = original width of rectangle
Step 2: Write out the formula for area of rectangle. A = lw
Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch. 60 = (4x + 4)(x –1)
Use distributive property to remove brackets 60 = 4x 2 – 4x + 4x – 4
Put in Quadratic Form 4x 2 – 4 – 60 = 0 4x 2 – 64 = 0
This quadratic can be rewritten as a difference of two squares (2x) 2 – (8) 2 = 0
Factorize difference of two squares "> (2x) 2 – (8) 2 = 0 (2x – 8)(2x + 8) = 0
Since x is a dimension, it would be positive. So, we take x = 4
The question requires the dimensions of the original rectangle. The width of the original rectangle is 4. The length is 4 times the width = 4 × 4 = 16
Answer: The dimensions of the original rectangle are 4 and 16.
Example 2: This is a geometry word problem that we can solve by writing an equation and factoring. The height of a triangle is 4 inches more than twice the length of the base. The area of the triangle is 35 square inches. Find the height of the triangle.
Geometry Word Problems involving Angles
Example 1: In a quadrilateral two angles are equal. The third angle is equal to the sum of the two equal angles. The fourth angle is 60° less than twice the sum of the other three angles. Find the measures of the angles in the quadrilateral.
Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = size of one of the two equal angles Sketch the figure
Step 2: Write down the sum of angles in quadrilateral . The sum of angles in a quadrilateral is 360°
Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch. 360 = x + x + (x + x) + 2(x + x + x + x) – 60
Combine like terms 360 = 4x + 2(4x) – 60 360 = 4x + 8x – 60 360 = 12x – 60
Isolate variable x 12x = 420 x = 35
The question requires the values of all the angles. Substituting x for 35, you will get: 35, 35, 70, 220
Answer: The values of the angles are 35°, 35°, 70° and 220°.
Example 2: The sum of the supplement and the complement of an angle is 130 degrees. Find the measure of the angle.
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Geometric Sequences Problems with Solutions
Geometric sequences are used in several branches of applied mathematics to engineering, sciences, computer sciences, biology, finance... Problems and exercises involving geometric sequences, along with answers are presented.
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The sequence shown below
Problems with Solutions
Problem 1 Find the terms a 2 , a 3 , a 4 and a 5 of a geometric sequence if a 1 = 10 and the common ratio r = - 1. Solution to Problem 1: Use the definition of a geometric sequence \( a_2 = a_1 \times r = 10 (-1) = - 10 \\ a_3 = a_2 \times r = - 10 (-1) = 10 \\ a_4 = a_3 \times r = 10 (-1) = - 10 \\ a_5 = a_4 \times r = - 10 (-1) = 10 \)
Find the 10 th term of a geometric sequence if a 1 = 45 and the common ration r = 0.2. Solution to Problem 2: Use the formula \[ a_n = a_1 \times r^{n-1} \] that gives the n th term to find a 10 as follows \( a_{10} = 45 \times 0.2^{10-1} = 2.304 \times 10^{-5} \)
Find a 20 of a geometric sequence if the first few terms of the sequence are given by
Given the terms a 10 = 3 / 512 and a 15 = 3 / 16384 of a geometric sequence, find the exact value of the term a 30 of the sequence. Solution to Problem 4: We first use the formula for the n th term to write a 10 and a 15 as follows \( a_{10} = a_1 \times r^{10-1} = a_1 r^9 = 3 / 512 \\ \\ a_{15} = a_1 \times r^{15-1} = a_1 r^{14} = 3 / 16384 \) We now divide the terms a 10 and a 15 to write \( a_{15} / a_{10} = a_1 \times r^{14} / (a_1 \times r^9) = (3 / 16384) / (3 / 512) \) Simplify expressions in the above equation to obtain. r 5 = 1 / 32 which gives r = 1/2 We now use a 10 to find a 1 as follows. \( a_{10} = 3 / 512 = a_1 (1/2)^9 \) Solve for a 1 to obtain. \( a_1 = 3 \) We now use the formula for the n th term to find a 30 as follows. \( a_{30} = 3(1/2)^{29} = 3 / 536870912 \)
Find the sum \[ S = \sum_{k=1}^{6} 3^{k - 1} \] Solution to Problem 5: We first rewrite the sum S as follows S = 1 + 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 + 243 = 364 Another method is to first note that the terms making the sum are those of a geometric sequence with a 1 = 1 and r = 3 using the formula s n = a 1 (1 - r n ) / (1 - r) with n = 6. s 6 = 1 (1 - 3 6 ) / (1 - 3) = 364
Find the sum \[ S = \sum_{i=1}^{10} 8 \times (1/4)^{i - 1} \] Solution to Problem 6: An examination of the terms included in the sum are 8 , 8× ((1/4) 1 , 8×((1/4) 2 , ... , 8×((1/4) 9 These are the terms of a geometric sequence with a 1 = 8 and r = 1/4 and therefore we can use the formula for the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence s 10 = a 1 (1 - r n ) / (1 - r) = 8 × (1 - (1/4) 10 ) / (1 - 1/4) = 10.67 (rounded to 2 decimal places)
Write the rational number 5.31313131... as the ratio of two integers. Solution to Problem 7: We first write the given rational number as an infinite sum as follows 5.313131... = 5 + 0.31 + 0.0031 + 0.000031 + .... The terms making 0.31 + 0.0031 + 0.000031 ... are those of a geometric sequence with a 1 = 0.31 and r = 0.01. Hence the use of the formula for an infinite sum of a geometric sequence S = a 1 / (1 - r) = 0.31 / (1 - 0.01) = 0.31 / 0.99 = 31 / 99 We now write 5.313131... as follows 5.313131... = 5 + 31/99 = 526 / 99
Exercises with Answers
Answer the following questions related to geometric sequences: a) Find a 20 given that a 3 = 1/2 and a 5 = 8 b) Find a 30 given that the first few terms of a geometric sequence are given by -2 , 1 , -1/2 , 1/4 ... c) Find r given that a 1 = 10 and a 20 = 10 -18 d) write the rational number 0.9717171... as a ratio of two positive integers.
a) a 20 = 2 18 b) a 30 = 1 / 2 28 c) r = 0.1 d) 0.9717171... = 481/495
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