alleryStart learning →What is the constant factor between consecutive terms of a geometric sequence called?
AThe common difference
BThe common ratio
CThe nth partial sum
DThe index of summation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The common ratio
1. Each term of a geometric sequence is the previous one multiplied by a fixed number.
2. That fixed multiplier is named the common ratio.
3. Multiplying any term by it generates the next term in the list.
4. The common difference belongs to arithmetic sequences, and a partial sum adds terms rather than relating two of them.
_Source: OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Sequences, Probability and Counting Theory", section 13.3 Geometric Sequences_
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