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im having a little trouble figuring out when a sequence is a gp .how can i tell ? example 2+6+18+54+162+468
if i divide sucessive terms i get a common ratio of 3 as in this example is this a good way to tell ?
Since the pattern is to multiply 3, then this is a geometric progression.
if it where something like
2, 6, 10, 14, 18...
then this would be a arithmetic progression, since the pattern is to add 4.
But be careful, sometimes you may have a pattern in which the pattern is dealing with every other number.
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