True or false: geometric progressions

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   In a GP the ratio of consecutive terms is constant.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   In a GP the difference of consecutive terms is constant.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The constant ratio in a GP is called the common ratio.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The nth term of a GP is a times r to the power n minus one.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A GP's first term is usually written a.

Explanation