alleryIn a geometric progression, every term except the first bears a constant ratio to the term:
AImmediately proceeding
BInstantly preceding
CInstantly proceeding
DImmediately preceding
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Immediately preceding
1. The ratio is taken between neighbouring terms.
2. Each term is compared with the one just before it.
3. Every term except the first bears a constant ratio to the term immediately preceding it.
4. So the answer is immediately preceding.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 8 'Sequences and Series'_
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